Timeline February 1881

Events in February 1881 2

• 1795 – 1881 Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Died 5 February 1881, aged 85 Scottish essayist and historian best known for "The French Revolution: A History" and "Sartor Resartus." His combative prose style and moral seriousness made him one of the most influential writers of Victorian Britain. He died at his home in Chelsea, London.
• 1881 Battle of Majuba Hill Decisive Boer victory ending the First Boer War Boer forces defeated a British garrison occupying Majuba Hill in the Transvaal, inflicting heavy casualties including the death of British commander George Pomeroy Colley. The defeat led Britain to seek peace rather than continue the war. It remains a defining moment in Afrikaner national memory.