1899
one
thousand eight
hundred and ninety-nine
eenduizend achthonderdnegenennegentig
eintausendachthundertneunundneunzig
mille huit cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
un mil ochocientos
noventa
y nueve
um
mil oitocentos
noventa
e nove
mille e ottocentonovantanove
MDCCCXCIX
-1902 Boer War. Conflict in Transvaal over mining rights. Mafeking and Ladysmith relieved in 1900.