Sep 1899SomaliDervishesdeclare waron British
11 Oct 1899–17 May 1900Boers invade Cape Colony,besiege Mafekingand Kimberley
13 Oct 1899–28 Feb 1900Boers invade Natal,besiege Ladysmith
Nov 1899British destroy Mahdistsat Umm Diwaykarat
Dec 1899Britain and Germanypartition West Africanneutral zone