Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:associated_with British Imperialism
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1835-12-27
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkb:Derry,_Ireland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Howick
St. John's Church, Johannesburg
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkb:George_Colley
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Natal_Field_Force
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Second_Anglo-Zulu_War
gptkbp:death_date 1881-02-27
gptkbp:death_place Majuba Hill, South Africa
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Battle_of_Majuba_Hill
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Battle_of_Majuba_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Ingogo_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Laing's_Nek
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:influences British military strategy
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Colley Street, Howick
gptkbp:known_for Military leadership in colonial conflicts
Military leadership in South Africa
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Anglo-Zulu_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Natal_Colony
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Battle_of_Majuba_Hill
gptkbp:place_of_death Majuba Hill, South Africa
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Henry_Bulwer
Lieutenant General Sir George Wolseley
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Second_Anglo-Zulu_War
British Army history
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1852-1881
1852–1881
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Colley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Evelyn_Wood
Lieutenant General Sir Evelyn Wood
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Twenty-Seventh_Xhosa_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7