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Mafeking is established

Mafeking is established

Date
15 Feb 1886
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Mafeking is established

The Barolong settlement Mahikeng was renamed Mafeking by Sir Charles Warren , leader of a military expedition, after the annexation of Bechuanaland by the British. Warren was the chairman of the land commission, established to settle all land disputes in the territory after the Bechuanaland Wars. The town, which was laid out by Warren's military force, was established within close proximity of Ga-Ratshidi, the Barolong capital. The municipality was established in October 1896.

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  1. 01ANC,"15 February 1886",From: ANC,[Online],Available at: www.anc.org.za,[Accessed on: 28 January 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Mafeking is established. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011109

South African History Online (2011) 'Mafeking is established', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011109 (Accessed: 21 September 2026).

South African History Online, Mafeking is established [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011109, (accessed 21 September 2026).

"Mafeking is established." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011109. Accessed 21 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Mafeking is established." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011109.

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