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EXTRA SPECIAL: RELIEF OF MAFEKING
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A Boy Scouts joke about the historical origins of Scouting.
For everyone else:
The siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege of the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War, from October 1899 to 17 May 1900. The siege was news in Britain, as Lord Edward Cecil, the son of the British prime minister, was in the besieged town, as also was Lady Sarah Wilson, a daughter of the Duke of Marlborough and aunt of Winston Churchill.
The siege turned the British commander, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell, into a national hero. Famously, Baden-Powell made use of local boys in town as messengers to support the garrison. His views on teaching adolescent boys useful skills led to the Scouting movement.
The Relief of Mafeking (the breaking of the siege), while of little military significance, was a huge morale boost for the British forces.
This image is dedicated to @Triangulus who inspired me to revisit it.
Mafeking Relief Featured on 1900 Newspaper Front Page
This image depicts a historical newspaper front page from May 18, 1900, announcing the Relief of Mafeking. It features a halftone photograph of British soldiers emerging from a wooden shed.
Created by Charlie on Jan 12, 2026 using the Nano Banana Pro AI image generator model.
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Interesting bit of SA history! I didn't go into depth but read the Wikipedia article on the Siege of Mafeking and quickly looked over a couple of references. Each time I read of man's struggles against one another, I come to the same conclusion - neither side is innocent and both sides are stupid though by no means equally.
Bwahahaha ๐คฃ Read the description first and wondered what I did to inspire that. only then did I check the pic and realize the relief connection ๐ Funnily, I actually was a Boy Scout in the States when I was a kid. Reached the Eagle rank. They would be so disappointed in me now ๐๐๐
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- Historical newspaper front page; the gothic blackletter masthead reads "The Morning Post", dated 18 May 1900; the lead story large typeface headline reads "RELIEF OF MAFEKING"; a halftone photograph features (a platoon of grinning British Army infantrymen in 1900 Boer War khaki drill uniforms with sun ...Weight: 1
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Wonderfully created. The newspaper headline is very well done. Fascinating history