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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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- Fianna Fáil
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
Colley, George (Joseph Pearse) (1925–83), government minister, was born in Dublin on 18 October 1925, the fifth child (of eight) and eldest son of Harry Colley (qv), 1916 veteran, adjutant Dublin Brigade IRA during the war of independence, and Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North East (1944–57), and his wife Christina (née Nugent).
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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.
28 de nov. de 2022 · British forces, led by Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley, were forced off the mountain. The British soldiers fled down the hillside completely humiliated by the Boers. That day, 92 British soldiers died, including General Colley, who was shot in the head. 134 British soldiers sustained injuries and about 58 were taken prisoners.
