Mafikeng "Place of Stones" - A short history of the town,

Overview of the Siege.- A general overview of  Siege.

Day to Day - The day to day happenings of the siege, as described by different people in their diaries. 

Important People - Biographies of people that played a role in the siege. 

Cultures - More about the cultures involved in the siege.

Logistics - Communication, Food and Money as well as Weapons.  

Military Aspects  - Animation of certain battles as well as a more detailed description, and the effect it had on the culture.

Today and tomorrow - A Pictorial overview.

Glossary - A short description of uncommon words and pronunciation of some Afrikaans words.

Interviews  -  Interviews with famous historians.

Remembrance - Lists of names that were knows to die in the war and a place were you can give your remembering to the brave heroes that died in the siege.

Credits - Credits to all the people that helped to make this possible.

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In the glossary we will only concentrate on the pronunciation  of some of the words, places and names. Explanation of most of the word used in the text can be found in the Oxford Concise Dictionary. 

Click on the word to hear the pronunciation.

Bechuanaland  Protektoraat

Burghers

De_La_Rey

kanonkoppie.

Kanya

Kimberley

Lichtenburg

Mafikeng

Ottoshoop

Paul_Kruger

Piet_Cronje

Pitsane

Platboomfort

Sarel_Eloff

Snyman

Staffleu

Vryburg

Vyfmylbank

Zeerust

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