Sir George Colley | |
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![]() Colonel George Colley in 1874 | |
Born | Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland, U.K. | 1 November 1835
Died | 27 February 1881 Majuba Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | (aged 45)
Buried | Mount Prospect Cemetery, Natal |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1852–1881 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal |
Battles/wars | Second Opium War Second Anglo-Afghan War First Boer War |
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 a 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.