Molopo

American  

[muh-loh-poh] / məˈloʊ poʊ /

noun

1. a river in S Africa, flowing SW along the S Botswana-N South Africa border to the Orange River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.

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Molopo British  

/ məˈləʊpəʊ /

noun

1. a seasonal river rising in N South Africa and flowing west and southwest to the Orange river. Length: about 1000 km (600 miles)

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Molopo

During Tuesday we thought we heard the distant booming of the guns, and we could see the Boers preparing to take up positions along the north-western ridges of the Molopo River.

From The Siege of Mafeking (1900) by Hamilton, J. Angus

At daybreak on Wednesday, May 16th, the two columns under Colonel Mahon's command moved from Jan Massibi's in two parallel lines along the northern bank of the Molopo River.

From The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 by Young, Filson

On May 15 it was reported that the relief column under Mahon, who on that day joined Plumer at Massibi on the Molopo twenty miles from Mafeking, was approaching.

From A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans by

The railroad, running north and south, takes a westerly bend as it crosses the Molopo River some 300 yards south of the town.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis

Rebel commandos were raised, and most of the districts lying between the Orange and the Molopo were involved, some of them being annexed by proclamation to the Republics.

From A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans by