Schlacht am Majuba Hill

Name: Schlacht am Majuba Hill
Start: 1881-01-01
End: 1881-12-31
Location: Natal

1881 • Natal Feldschlacht

The Transvaal War, The Battle of Majuba Hill

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The British defensive line at the Battle of Majuba Hill.

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Bullet wound General Collections Keywords: Radiology; Roentgen

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Foto van oorlog

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George Pomeroy Colley brit főparancsnok a Majuba-hegyi csatában, az első búr háborúban, röviddel halála előtt.

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Majuba Hill seen from Laing's Nek, Natal, South Africa

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Climbing Majuba Hill. Seen from the North, Natal, South Africa

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The Transvaal War: General Sir George Colley at the Battle of Majuba Mountain Just Before He Was Killed. Includes attached article.

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The Transvaal War: General Sir George Colley at the Battle of Majuba Mountain Just Before He Was Killed. Includes attached article.

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The Transvaal War: General Sir George Colley at the Battle of Majuba Mountain Just Before He Was Killed. See File:Melton Prior - Illustrated London News - The Transvaal War - General Sir George Colley at the Battle of Majuba Mountain Just Before He Was Killed original.jpg for attached article.

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Title: The Transvaal war: General Sir George Colley at the Battle of Majuba Mountain just before he was killed / W.J.P. sc. Abstract/medium: 1 print : wood engraving.

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Historische Übersicht

Die Schlacht am Majuba Hill wurde am 27. Februar 1881 zwischen britischen und burischen Streitkräften in den Drakensbergen im Transvaal geschlagen. Die schwere Niederlage, welche die vom britischen Generalmajor Sir George Pomeroy Colley angeführte Streitmacht gegen die von General Petrus Jacobus Joubert kommandierten Buren erlitt, beendete den Ersten Burenkrieg, aus dem die Burenrepublik Transvaal als Sieger über das Britische Empire hervorging.

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Ergebnis:Entscheidender Buren-Sieg.

Buren-Republiken

Befehlshaber: Piet Joubert
Truppenstärke: ca. 450
Verluste: ca. 5

Königreich Großbritannien

Befehlshaber: George Colley †
Truppenstärke: ca. 650
Verluste: ca. 280

Strategischer Kontext

Versuch der Briten, die Unabhängigkeit der Burenrepubliken zu beenden.

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