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* Coupled with the defeats at [[Battle of Laing's Nek|Laing's Nek]] and [[Battle of Schuinshoogte|Schuinshoogte]], this third crushing defeat at the hands of the Boers ratified the strength of the Boers in the minds of the British, arguably to have consequences in the [[Second Anglo-Boer War]], when "Remember Majuba" would become a rallying cry.
* Gen. [[Piet Joubert]] viewed the aftermath of the battle and noted that the British rifles were sighted at 400-600 yards when the battle raged at about 50-100 yards, as the British officers had not told the troops to alter their weapons and, as a result, they were shooting downhill over the heads of the enemy, who had scant shelter.
Some notable British historians, although not all agree, claim that this defeat marked the beginning of the decline of the [[British Empire]]. Since the [[American Revolution]], Great Britain had never signed a treaty on unfavorable terms with anyone and had never lost the final engagements of the war{{dubious}}. In every preceding conflict, even if the British suffered a defeat initially, they would retaliate with a decisive victory {{dubious}}. The Boers showed that the British were not the invincible foe the world feared.<ref name="Little Wars">{{cite book |title= Queen Victoria's Little Wars|last= Farwell|first= Byron|authorlink= |year= 2009|publisher= Pen & Sword Books|location= |isbn= 9781848840157|page= |pages= |url=}}<!--|accessdate=12 August 2012 --></ref>
{{Gallery|Image:Melton Prior - Illustrated London News - The Transvaal War - General Sir George Colley at the Battle of Majuba Mountain Just Before He Was Killed.jpg|Sir [[George Pomeroy Colley]] at the Battle of Majuba Hill.|Image:Majuba Hill-01 Nov 2008.jpg|Majuba Hill seen from Laing's Nek; buildings on the right include the museum.}}
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