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George Colley (18 October 1925 – 17 September 1983) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Tánaiste from 1977 to 1981, Minister for Energy from 1980 to 1981, Minister for Tourism and Transport from 1979 to 1980, Minister for the Public Service from 1977 to 1979, Minister for Finance from 1970 to 1973 and from 1977 to ...
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The Battle of Majuba Hill on 27 February 1881 was the final and decisive battle of the First Boer War that was a resounding victory for the Boers. The British Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley occupied the summit of the hill on the night of 26–27 February 1881.
- 27 February 1881
- Boer victory
General George Pomeroy Colley was a brilliant student of tactics - but during the 1st Anglo-Boer War, he lost every battle against the farmers of the Transvaal.
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Há 2 dias · Shortly after midday on Sunday, February 27th, 1881, Major-General Sir George Colley and a detachment of 354 men—including 64 sailors—were routed by an inferior Boer force in a supposedly impregnable position on the summit of Majuba Mountain, which they had occupied during the night.
27 de fev. de 2016 · Sir George Pomeroy Colley was a Victorian general who met his death on 27 February 1881, whilst fighting the Boers in South Africa. (The author of the book, William Francis Butler, was the husband of the famous military painter, Lady Elizabeth Butler).
George Colley became chairman of the Comhairle Dail Ceanntair of Fianna Fail while still in his twenties, at the same time giving priority to building up his legal practice. He was a founding partner in the law firm of Colley and Moylan.
As a young politician Haughey was surrounded in his party branch by the sons of Civil War veterans on the other side to his father, John (Seán), including George Colley and Harry Boland, with...
