Majuba Hill
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Majuba Hill is a prominent mountain in South Africa historically known as the site of the decisive Battle of Majuba Hill during the First Boer War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Majuba Hill canonical | 6 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain ⓘ |
| belligerent |
South African Republic
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
Battlefields in South Africa
ⓘ
Drakensberg Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Mountains of KwaZulu-Natal
|
| conflict | First Boer War ⓘ |
| consequence |
end of the First Boer War
ⓘ
restoration of self-government to the South African Republic ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 27 February 1881 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1846 metres ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | British war graves and memorials ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of Majuba Hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn | KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Long Tom Pass
ⓘ
surface form:
Oshoek Pass
Volksrust ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Zulu ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Hill of Doves ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Eswatini
ⓘ
Mpumalanga ⓘ |
| partOf |
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg region
ⓘ
surface form:
Drakensberg foothills
|
| resultOfBattle | decisive Boer victory ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Majuba Hill ⓘ |
| topographicProminence | prominent isolated hill ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Pomeroy Colley