Editing Land mine (section)

==== Between the American Civil War and the First World War ====
The British used mines in the [[Siege of Khartoum]]. A [[Mahdist State|Sudanese Mahdist]] force much larger than British strength was held off for ten months, but the town was ultimately taken and the British massacred. In the [[Boer War]] (1899–1903), they succeeded in [[Siege of Mafeking|holding Mafeking]] against Boer forces with the help of a mixture of real and fake minefields; and they laid mines alongside railroad tracks to discourage sabotage.<ref name=CrollCh3/>

In the [[Russo-Japanese War]] of 1904–1905, both sides used land and sea mines, although the effect on land mainly affected morale. The naval mines were far more effective, destroying several battleships.<ref name=CrollCh3/>