Some evoked the (failed) battle of Arnhem bridge in 1944; others drew a parallel with the (successful) lifting of the siege of Mafikeng (then Mafeking) in 1900.

有人想起了1944年的(失败的)阿纳姆大桥战役；有人认为此行动足以同1900年(成功)解除梅富根之围的胜利相提并论。

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Mafeking remained famous because the commander of the besieged garrison, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell, went on to found the scouting movement.

ECONOMIST: South Africa

One example was the siege of Mafeking.

ECONOMIST: South Africa