On 29 December 1895 , Jameson led a failed raid from the Bechuanaland Protectorate ( modern - day Botswana ) to aid the conspirators in Johannesburg .
On 29 December 1895 , Jameson was stopped at Doornkop on 2 January 1896 .
On 29 December 1895 , Jameson led a failed raid from the Bechuanaland Protectorate ( modern - day Botswana ) to aid the conspirators in Johannesburg , but was stopped at Doornkop on 2 January 1896 .