The Second Boer War (1899‑1902) ... a war to preserve the empire, but also, as seen in the mass street celebration of the relief of Mafeking on May 18, 1900, a possible jingoistic aberration on the part of Britain's citizens. - Propaganda, Public Opinion, and the Second South African Boer War (http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/781/propaganda-public-opinion-and-the-second-south-african-boer-war)