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	Battle of Spion Kop - The Boer War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Of all the Boer War battles Spion Kop retains an appalling notoriety for the incompetence of British leadership and the slaughter of the small number of men engaged on each side in the struggle for the top of the hill.
		The battle graphically showed the failure of the British Army to understand the requirements of modern warfare: tactics to cope with powerful long range artillery and magazine rifle fire, the need for proper communications and systems of reconnaissance, maintenance of chains of command in action and training and leadership at all levels.
		In spite of his overwhelming strength he allowed the battle to be decided by a few hundred men fighting in what came to be called the murderous acre, on the top of a hill beyond any proper command control.
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	Battle of Majuba Hill - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The rest of the British force fled down the rear slops of Majuba where more were hit by the Boer marksmen who then lined the summit and shot at the retreating British troops.
		The fire and movement tactics employed by the Boers, especially Commandant Smit in his final assault on the hill, were years ahead of their time.
		Coupled with the defeats at Laingsnek and Schuinshoogte, this third crushing defeat at the hands of the Boers ratified the strength of the Boers in the minds of the British, arguably to have consequences in the second Anglo-Boer war.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Majuba (646 words)

	First Boer War - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Boers were dressed in their everyday farming clothes, which were a neutral or earthtone khaki clothing, whereas the British uniforms were still bright scarlet red, a stark contrast to the African landscape, which enabled the Boers, being expert marksmen, to easily snipe at British troops from a distance.
		The besieging of the British garrisons led to the Battle of Laing's Nek on January 28 1881 where a British force composed of the Natal Field Force under Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley attempted to break through the Boer positions on the Drakensberg range to relieve their garrisons.
		But the final humiliation for the British was at the Battle of Majuba Hill on February 27 1881, where several Boer groups stormed the hill and drove off the British, and Colley was killed.
	arikah.com /encyclopedia/First_Boer_War (444 words)

	The Battle of Majuba - South African Military History Society - Journal
		Subsequent to the Battle of Laingsnek the British became aware that Burghers of the Orange Free State were moving on Newcastle to join the Transvaalers.
		The first streaks of dawn showed the occupiers of Majuba that the Boer camps in the north and behind Laingsnek were astir with lights in many of the tents and wagons.
		The defeat at Majuba was a sad blow to British prestige and in my opinion this is one of the most important factors to be considered in relation to the causes of the Second War of Independence of 1899-1902.
	rapidttp.com /milhist/vol052gr.html (5913 words)

	Roll of Honour - Boer War - Photo Gallery - Major General Hector Macdonald (1853-1903) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Here occured the Battle of Majuba Hill (see below) where, as a Second Lieutenant, he was in command of 20 men on the hill.
		During the heavy fighting on the hill every one of his troop was killed and he was reduced to hand to hand combat with the enemy.
		It was February 27th, the anniversary of the disastrous Battle of Majuba, when Cronje's forces, severely shaken by the continual heavy concentration of artillery fire which the gunners had directed on to their laager, at last surrendered.
	www.roll-of-honour.com /Boer/BoerWarHectorMacdonald.html (3449 words)

	Battle of Majuba Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Majuba, from the Illustrated London News
		The skirmish at Majuba Hill (near Volksrust, South Africa) on 27 February 1881 was a shattering victory for the Boers.
		The bulk of the 405 British soldiers occupying the hill were 171 men of the 58th Regiment with 141 men of the 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Majuba_Hill (653 words)

	Battle of Majuba Hill Document
		On the night of 26 February 1881 Major-General Sir George Colley planed to lead a force of 650 soldiers and sailors, including 180 Gordon Highlanders to capture a hill called Majuba, the hill was steep and would take the soldiers all night to accomplish the goal.
		The Boers came over the crest of the summit and attacked, it had been said the Boers were firing so rapidly that you could only see their rifles through the smoke as they crept on.
		Men dying one by one in the hail of fire until only Macdonald and his lance corporal remained, down to their last round Macdonald began fighting with his fists, even hurled rocks at the Boers until he was overpowered.
	pw1.netcom.com /~reincke/majuba.html (557 words)

	Majuba Hill: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		...force was humiliated at Majuba Hill and London chose to make...another humiliated on Majuba Hill at the end of February...Warren remarked that the hill called Spion Kop dominated...beginning was eerily like Majuba.
		...10 The Battle of Majuba Hill, 1881 Bantu, Briton and Boer...After the British defeat at Majuba Hill in 1881, representatives of the...the Afrikaners at the Battle of Majuba Hill in 1881; and the invasion of Egypt...
		MAJUBA HILL m joo b, E KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Drakensberg Range.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/majuba-hill.jsp?l=M (572 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 Empire - The First Boer War and Paul Kruger.
		Whoever held Majuba Hill theoretically controlled the main theatre of battle.
		General Colley, the last to leave the hill was shot dead as he walked after his retreating men.
		His reputation as a cool-headed leader in battle and in peace, as an administrator, made him a natural choice as president in 1883.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/history/empire/episodes/episode_69.shtml (668 words)

	The Battle of Bunker Hill
		The battle was at the time considered to be an American defeat but has since been lifted to the ranks of a heroic stands against forces of oppression.
		The battle was the first action for the Continental Army and showed how much work there was to be done in moulding an effective army.
		While most of the soldiers in the entrenched works fought tenaciously, the intended reinforcements on Bunker Hill refused to advance to the support of their comrades and there was the greatest confusion between the officers as to precedence.
	www.britishbattles.com /bunker-hill.htm (1187 words)

	First Boer War : Battle of Majuba Hill
		The British force reached the top of Majuba Hill in the early morning and, exhausted, fell to the ground on the plateau that stretched the length of the oblong summit.
		The troops rushed to the bottom of the hill, falling back on the picket companies which were themselves enveloped by the Boers, now mounted and in pursuit.
		It highlighted many of the inadequacies of an army steeped in the methods of early 19th Century warfare and failing to grasp the implications and potential of modern long range breech loading firearms.
	www.britishbattles.com /first-boer-war/majuba-hill.htm (988 words)

	Battle of Schuinshoogte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle of Schuinshoogte Also known as Ingogo, was a battle fought on February 8, 1881 during the First Boer War.
		Colley was plagued by defeat throughout the war, and although he would receive his reinforcements, his men were seriously demoralized by the string of defeats.
		Eventually he would be killed in action at the Battle of Majuba Hill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Schuinshoogte (488 words)

	Boer War (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		But the final humiliation for the British was at the Battle of Majuba Hill on February 27, 1881 where several Boer groups stormed the hill and drove off the British, and Collery was killed.
		At the Battle of Stormberg on December 10, British General Sir William Gatacre, who was in command of 3,000 troops to beat off Boer raids in Cape Colony, tried to recapture a railway junction about 50 miles south of the Orange River.
		At the Battle of Paardeberg on February 18-27, 1900 Lord Roberts finally defeated the Boers and was able to force the surrender of General Piet Cronje where he and 4,000 of his men were captured, which further weakened the Boer fighting force and led the way for the Relief of Ladysmith the following day.
	boer-war.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (2557 words)

	Boer War Ceramics Paardeberg Majuba Day Majuba Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was known as the Battle of Majuba Hill; the date Feb. 27, 1881.
		Leading them was General Piet Cronje, (left) who had himself fought at Majuba Hill, and been one of the members of the "storming party" that had climbed the hill.
		When dawn rose on Majuba Day, general shooting broke out but the Boers knew now, that it was all over, and surrendered to the charging Canadians.
	www.goldiproductions.com /BoerWar_Museum/Boer91v_pastdis_majuba.html (1547 words)

	Majuba Hill
		This battle was the final stage of the Transvaal War of Independence.
		This was successfully accomplished during the night by a mixed force consisting of elements of the 58th Regiment of Foot, the 60th Rifles, the 92nd Highlanders and the Naval Brigade, totalling 22 officers and 625 men.
		The top of hill proved to form a shallow crater, from which the Boer positions were out of view.
	www.clash-of-steel.co.uk /pages/battle_details.php?battle=MAJUBAHILL01 (645 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Majuba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Majuba Hill, E KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Drakensberg Range.
		On Feb. 27, 1881, a British force of 500 was routed there by Boer (Afrikaner) troops under the command of P. Joubert.
		History repeated -- The Battles of Majuba (1881) and Spion Kop (1900): the art of war is at best a choice of difficulties.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Majuba (235 words)

	62. The New Overseas Empires of Steamship and Railway. Wells, H.G. 1922. A Short History of the World
		Majuba Hill was made to rankle in the memory of the English people by a persistent press campaign.
		A war with both republics broke out in 1899, a three years’ war enormously costly to the British people, which ended at last in the surrender of the two republics.
		In a quarter of a century the partition of Africa was completed.
	www.bartleby.com /86/62.html (1540 words)

	Osprey Campaign 45 : Majuba 1881 : The Hill of Destiny
		The British entered the war full of confidence, yet in a few short weeks they had suffered three separate reverses before suffering their final humiliating defeat on the isolated summit of Majuba.
		Majuba is also looked at in particular detail.
		The commanders of the two sides and the opposing forces themselves are examined, as are their different ways of fighting.
	www.militaryfocus.com /osprey/campaign/45.htm (185 words)

	WWW-VL: History: Military History
		The Battle of Marathon 490 B.C. The Battle of Marathon
		The Battle of Chaeronea 4 August 338 B.C. The Battle of Chaeronea Acccording to Diodorus Siculus
		The Sack of Magdeburg and the Battle of Breitenfeld 1631-1632
	vlib.iue.it /history/mil (1944 words)

	Ransford (1967) The Battle of Majuba Hill: The first Boer War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ransford (1967) The Battle of Majuba Hill: The first Boer War
		The Battle of Majuba Hill: The first Boer War
		Transvaal (South Africa); History; War of 1880-1881; Majuba Hill (South Africa), Battle of, 1881
	www.getcited.org /pub/101255155 (34 words)

	WWW-VL History Index: South Africa
		Voortrekkers: The Battle of Veglaer 13-15 Aug. 1838
		Battle of Rorke's Drift 22-23 January 1879, Collated by the KZN Battlefields Route Committee
		The Battle of Majuba Hill 26 February 1881
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	Boer War
		The Boers dressed in earthtone khaki clothes, whereas the British uniforms were bright red, a stark contrast to the African landscape, which enabled the Boers to easily snipe British troops from a distance.
		After a British force under George Pomeroy-Collery[?] was heavily defeated at the Battle of Majuba Hill[?] in February 1881 the British government of Gladstone gave the Boers self-government in the Transvaal under a theoretical British oversight.
		But there was continued pressure on the Boers, as following the discovery of gold in the Transvaal in 1885 at Witwatersrand Reef there was a rush of non-Boer settlers, uitlanders.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bo/Boer_Wars.html (468 words)

	The Zulu War - Battle of Ulundi: Final Rush of the Zulus - British Square in the Distance. : PRIOR, (Melton) & ...
		The Zulu War - Battle of Ulundi: Final Rush of the Zulus - British Square in the Distance.
		The Transvaal War: The Battle of Majuba Hill.
		He was not always so placid, and when he lost his sketchbook during the Battle of Ulundi, he burst into tears of frustration until a general lent him his own notebook." [Hodgson The War Illustrators.
	www.maggs.com /title/MI24325.asp (169 words)

	A Moment In Time with Dan Roberts
		At Laing's Neck, the pass leading into the Transvaal from the coastline, he sent his men across open ground straight into the deadly fire of dug-in Afrikaners and lost a third of his troops.
		Finally, in an attempt to get over the mountains on the night of February 26, 1881, he occupied Majuba Hill, which overlooked the Afrikaner positions, but then failed to secure his lines.
		The Battle of Majuba Hill was not one of history's greatest engagements but its result convinced the British government that further attempts to suppress Afrikaner independence would be very expensive in time, money, and lives.
	www.amomentintime.com /transcript.asp?AMIT_ID=1404 (441 words)

	Some Great Military Blunders
		However, each victory got harder and harder - after the battle of Asculum he noted, "Another such victory and we shall be ruined." It was Beneventum that proved his ruin.
		He also left the battle before it was over, which caused his troops to panic and flee.
		At the height of the Battle of Balaclava, an order was sent to the British Light Cavalry to enter a valley lined with riflemen and take the heavy artillery batteries situated at its end.
	www.rense.com /politics6/blund.htm (1990 words)

	27 February 1881 - Battle of Majuba
		Within a few weeks of the Boer uprising, their commandos had administered three small, but destructive, reverses on the British army, culminating in the battle of Majuba in British territory just inside the frontier of Natal Colony.
		At dawn, Colley could see the Boer laager of tents and covered wagons, but as he could not bring his heavy guns up the steep slopes, he was unable to fire on their encampment.
		Gladstone's Liberal government abandoned the previous government's federation policy, and, by the signing of the Pretoria Convention in August 1881, the Transvaal was granted 'complete self-government, subject to the suzerainty of Her Majesty Queen Victoria'.
	home.intekom.com /southafricanhistoryonline/pages/chronology/thisday/1881-02-27.htm (525 words)

	Air Apparent
		During the battle of Majuba Hill he was taken prisoner by the Boers after having lost nearly all his men, fighting on until he was overpowered.
		By the mid-1890’s MacDonald had served for over a decade in the Sudan, taking part in several battles, winning awards for bravery and service, and rising steadily in rank (no easy task for a man of humble beginnings, not to mention one who began his military career as an enlisted man).
		In 1898 when his commander-in-chief, Horatio Kitchener, ordered an advance against the Dervish tribesmen in Khartoum, MacDonald was a general officer in command of a battalion of a fl Sudanese and Egyptian soldiers, some of whom he had trained himself.
	www.ibiblio.org /fiddlers/air.htm (1623 words)

	Majuba Hill Gifts
		Majuba Hill gift image 1 - catalog reference csl0047
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