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The
Illustrated London News
'
s depiction of
Major-General
Sir
George Pomeroy Colley
of the
British Army
at the
Battle of Majuba Hill
, which was fought on
27 February
1881 near
Volksrust
,
South Africa
, during the
First Boer War
. The battle was the third successive victory for the
South African Republic
and led to the signing of the
Pretoria Convention
to end the war. Colley was the first governor of the
Colony of Natal
as well as High Commissioner for South Eastern Africa. He was killed during the battle.
Artist:
Melton Prior
; Restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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