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- Le siège de Kimberley se tint au cours de la deuxième Guerre des Boers à Kimberley en Afrique du Sud. (fr)
- The siege of Kimberley took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony (present-day South Africa), when Boer forces from the Orange Free State and the Transvaal besieged the diamond mining town. The Boers moved quickly to try to capture the area when war broke out between the British and the two Boer republics in October 1899. The town was ill-prepared, but the defenders organised an energetic and effective improvised defence that was able to prevent it from being taken. Outside Kimberley, the Boers treated the occupied territory as part of one of the republics, appointing a 'landdrost' (magistrate) and changing the name of the neighbouring town of Barkly West to Nieu Boshof. Cecil Rhodes, who had made his fortune in the town, and who controlled all the mining activities, moved into the town at the onset of the siege. His presence was controversial, as his involvement in the Jameson Raid made him one of the primary protagonists behind war breaking out. Rhodes was in constant disagreement with the military, but he was nonetheless instrumental in organising the defence of the town. The Boers shelled the town with their superior artillery in an attempt to force the garrison to capitulate. Engineers of the De Beers company manufactured a one-off gun named Long Cecil; however the Boers soon countered with a much larger siege gun that terrified the residents, forcing many to take shelter in the Kimberley Mine. The British military had to change its strategy for the war as public opinion demanded that the sieges of Kimberley, Ladysmith and Mafeking be relieved before the Boer capitals were assaulted. The first attempt at relief of Kimberley under Lord Methuen was stopped at the battles of Modder River and Magersfontein. The 124-day siege was finally relieved on 15 February 1900 by a cavalry division under Lieutenant-General John French, part of a larger force under Lord Roberts. The battle against the Boer general Piet Cronjé continued at Paardeberg immediately after the town itself was relieved. (en)
- Осада Кимберли (англ. Siege of Kimberley) — одно из важных событий Англо-бурской войны. Войска бурских республик в течение 124 дней удерживали в осаде центр алмазодобывающей промышленности Капской колонии Британской империи Кимберли, но не смогли его взять. (ru)
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- Map of South Africa showing the location of Kimberley and other places mentioned in the article (en)
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- British RML 2.5-inch mountain gun employed in the defence of Kimberley during the Second Boer War (en)
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- Cecil Rhodes (en)
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- John French (en)
- Piet Cronjé (en)
- Robert Kekewich (en)
- Cornelius Wessels (en)
- I. S. Ferreira (en)
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- Le siège de Kimberley se tint au cours de la deuxième Guerre des Boers à Kimberley en Afrique du Sud. (fr)
- Осада Кимберли (англ. Siege of Kimberley) — одно из важных событий Англо-бурской войны. Войска бурских республик в течение 124 дней удерживали в осаде центр алмазодобывающей промышленности Капской колонии Британской империи Кимберли, но не смогли его взять. (ru)
- The siege of Kimberley took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony (present-day South Africa), when Boer forces from the Orange Free State and the Transvaal besieged the diamond mining town. The Boers moved quickly to try to capture the area when war broke out between the British and the two Boer republics in October 1899. The town was ill-prepared, but the defenders organised an energetic and effective improvised defence that was able to prevent it from being taken. (en)
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- Siège de Kimberley (fr)
- Siege of Kimberley (en)
- Осада Кимберли (ru)
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