February 27 in Victorian History
What the Victorians were up to on this date, year by remarkable year.
1881
The Battle of Majuba Hill
On a Sunday morning in the Transvaal, Boer marksmen storm the summit of Majuba Hill and rout the British garrison. The humiliating defeat forces Gladstone's government to make peace, granting the Transvaal its independence. Majuba becomes a byword for British military disgrace -- and Boer pride.