The Jameson Raid ( 29 December 1895 – 2 January 1896 ) was a botched raid Attack against the South African Republic ( commonly known as the Transvaal ) carried out Action by British colonial statesman Leander Starr Jameson and his Company troops ( `` police '' in the employ Employment of Alfred Beit 's and Cecil Rhodes ' British South Africa Company ) and Bechuanaland policemen over the New Year weekend of 1895–96 .

According to Ric Flair in his autobiography , `` To Be the Man '' , Dusty Rhodes invented Creating the concept of The Great American Bash .

In 644 at Madinah , Caliph Umar ( Omar ) was succeeded Change_of_leadership by Uthman ibn Affan ( Othman ) , during whose twelve-year rule Armenia , Cyprus , and all of Iran , would be added Cause_to_be_included to the growing Expansion Islamic empire ; Afghanistan and North Africa would receive Receiving major invasions Attack ; and Muslim sea raids Attack would range Cause_to_be_included from Rhodes to the southern coasts of the Iberian Peninsula .