(1835-11-01)1 November 1835 Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland, U.K.
Died
27 February 1881(1881-02-27) (aged 45) Majuba Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Buried
Mount Prospect Cemetery, Natal
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1852–1881
Rank
Major General
Commands held
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal
Battles/wars
Second Opium War Second Anglo-Afghan War First Boer War
Battle of Laing's Nek
Battle of Schuinshoogte
Battle of Majuba Hill †
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley, KCSI, CB, CMG (1 November 1835 – 27 February 1881) was an Irish British Army officer who became Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal and High Commissioner for South Eastern Africa. Colley was killed in action, at the Battle of Majuba Hill.
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