Author: Castle, Ian.
Title: Majuba 1881. The Hill of Destiny.
Description: Military Campaign Series 45. Osprey. London 1996 1st edition. 96pp softcover 4to. 0.4kg. A Fine unread copy. ISBN: 9781855325036 Originally known as the Transvaal Rebellion or the Transvaal War of Independence, and now referred to as the First Boer War, this was to be one of those small colonial wars occurring in the latter 19thC and quickly dealt with. Entering the war full of confidence within a few weeks the British had suffered a number of unexpected reverses before the humiliating defeat of Sir George Colley's forces on Majuba. Covering the politics, the main characters, the battles, it is illustrated with contemporary photographs & drawings plus illustrative maps of the main battlesa ndfull-page colour illustrations of the battles showing soldiers in various uniforms. This is an excellent introduction to further readings on the First Boer War.

Keywords: first boer war military south southern africa african majuba sir george colley