Major General Sir George Pollock

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_Sir_George_Pollock
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birth_date 1786-06-24
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Hampstead
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:4th_(Queen's_Own)_Light_Dragoons
gptkb:1st_Bengal_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_Brigade,_1st_Division
British forces in Afghanistan
gptkbp:death_date 1872-10-06
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir George Pollock
gptkbp:influenced British military strategy in Afghanistan
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_Kabul_(1842)
gptkb:Battle_of_Tezeen
gptkb:Relief_of_Jellalabad
gptkb:Battle_of_Sherpur
gptkb:Siege_of_Jellalabad
gptkb:Battle_of_Charasiab
gptkbp:known_for Leadership during the First Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:legacy Military leadership in colonial India
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Sikh_War
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Kabul
gptkb:Battle_of_Gandamak
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_William_Nott
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1803-1860
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Pollock
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_John_Keane
gptkbp:years_active 1803-1860
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Jhansi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6