 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Baden-Powell akadzokera kuSouth Africa Hondo yechipiri yeBoer isati yatanga uye akabatanidzwa mune mamwe mabasa ehondo mukurwisana nevaZulus. Kunyange zvazvo akarayirwa kuti arambe aine mauto anofamba akatasva mabhiza pamuganhu neBoer Republics, Baden-Powell akaunganidza zvitoro uye akavaka boka revarwi paMafeking. Kukombwa kwakazotevera kweMafekingkwakatora mazuva 217. Kunyange zvazvo Baden-Powell aigona kunge akaparadza zvitoro zvake uye aive nemauto akakwana kuti apfuure mukati mekukombwa, kunyanya sezvo maBoers asina zvombo zvakakwana zvekupfura guta kana mauto aro, akaramba ari mutaundi kusvika padanho rekuti varwi vake vaida kudya mabhiza avo. Guta racho rakanga rakakombwa neuto reBoer, pane dzimwe nguva raipfuura varume 8.000. 