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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One example was the siege of Mafeking.

ECONOMIST: South Africa

Modern historians, such as Pat Hopkins and Heather Dugmore, argue that Baden-Powell prolonged the siege unnecessarily and, by reserving scarce rations for whites, caused thousands of black residents of Mafeking to starve to death.

ECONOMIST: South Africa