After Ladysmith, after Kimberley, and after Paardeberg, as the dominos continue to fall, both a hero and monster emerge in Mafeking.

Finally ... the door is open for Christiaan De Wet to wage guerrilla warfare as the British close in on Pretoria. Does the door slam in his face, or does he throw it wide open? The Battle of Korn Spruit (aka Sanna's Post) will tell you.

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The Boers are reeling and on the run. The British are on a roll to ... Bloemfontein. How costly will marching into Bloemfontein be?

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After Ladysmith, after Kimberley, and after Paardeberg, as the dominos continue to fall, both a hero and monster emerge in Mafeking.

Piet Cronje lets himself get circled by Lord Kitchener & Lord Roberts. Cecil Rhodes flexes his obnoxious muscle at Kimberley. Thousands of men and animals will face starvation, dehydration, and exhaustion. This isn’t going to end well.

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General Buller & company are hoping this time ... and the next time will be different when they try to break the noose around Ladysmith's neck.

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Botha and Buller both attempt aggression in January 1900 at Platrand & Spion Kop. Their results are both the same ... and different.

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General Redvers Buller's "premonitions" are confirmed at Colenso and Lord Methuen makes mistakes at Magersfontein.

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The British score costly victories along the western front and suffer the beginning of "Black Week" simultaneously.

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Why the Boer generals were so bad, why Buller's situation was so bad, and what happened at Belmont & Graspan

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