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.

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Majuba Hill canonical 6

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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

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Newcastle, Natal near Majuba Hill
Battle of Majuba Hill location Majuba Hill
Battle of Majuba Hill namedAfter Majuba Hill
Laing's Nek locatedNear Majuba Hill
Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley deathPlace Majuba Hill
subject surface form: George Pomeroy Colley