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Events on Tuesday 12 December 1899 1
1899Churchill escapes Boer POW campA daring escape that made him famousWinston Churchill, then a war correspondent captured by Boer forces, escaped from the State Model School prison in Pretoria on 12 December 1899. He made his way roughly 480 kilometers to Portuguese East Africa, evading capture. The escape made him a celebrity in Britain and helped launch his political career.