See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

GEORGE See also:

• POMEROY

POMEROY See also:

• SIR GEORGE POMEROY COLLEY (1835-1881)

COLLEY (1835-1881)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, third son of See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• POMEROY

Pomeroy See also:

• COLLEY, SIR GEORGE POMEROY (1835-1881)

Colley, of Rathangan, Co . See also:

• KILDARE

Kildare, See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, and See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

grandson of the See also:

• FOURTH

fourth See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount Harberton, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 1st of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1835, and entered the 2nd See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen's See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

Regiment from See also:

• SANDHURST

Sandhurst as See also:

• ENSIGN (through the Fr. enseigne from the Latin plural insignia)

ensign in 1852 . From 1854 to 186o he served in See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, and was employed in See also:

• SURVEYING

surveying and as a See also:

• MAGISTRATE (Lat. magistratus, from magister, master, properly a public office, hence the person holding such an office)

magistrate in See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of the Bashi See also:

• RIVER

river See also:

• DISTRICT

district in See also:

• KAFFRARIA

Kaffraria . See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

Early in 186o he went with his regiment to See also:

• CHINA

China to join the Anglo-See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French expedition, and took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of the Taku forts and the entry into See also:

• PEKING, or PEKIN

Peking, returning to South Africa to See also:

• COMPLETE

complete his See also:

• WORK

work in Kaffraria (See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet-See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority) . In 1862 he entered the See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

Staff See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College and passed out in one See also:

• YEAR

year with honours . After serving as See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade-See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major at See also:

• DEVONPORT
• DEVONPORT, EAST

Devonport for five years, he went to the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

Office in 187o to assist in the preparation of (See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord) See also:

• CARDWELL
• CARDWELL, EDWARD (1787-1861)
• CARDWELL, EDWARD CARDWELL, VISCOUNT (1813-1886)

Cardwell's See also:

• MEASURES

measures of See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army reform . He was appointed See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor of military See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration at the Staff College in 1871 . Early in 1873 he joined See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• GARNET
• GARNET, or GARNETT, HENRY (1555—1606)

Garnet See also:

• WOLSELEY, GARNET JOSEPH WOLSELEY, VISCOUNT (1833- )

Wolseley at the See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

Gold See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

Coast, where he took charge of the transport, and the success of the See also:

• ASHANTI

Ashanti expedition was in no small degree due to his exertions . He was promoted brevet-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel and awarded the C.B . In 1875 he accompanied Wolseley to See also:

• NATAL

Natal (C.M.G.) . On his return See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home he was appointed military secretary to Lord See also:

• LYTTON, EDWARD GEORGE EARLE LYTTON, BULWERLYTTON, 1ST BARON (1803-1873)
• LYTTON, EDWARD ROBERT

Lytton, See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor-general of See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, and in 1877 private secretary (K.C.S.I.) . In 1879 he joined Wolseley as See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief of the staff and brigadier-general in S.E .

Africa, but, on the See also:

• MURDER

murder of See also:

• CAVAGNARI, SIR PIERRE LOUIS NAPOLEON (1841–1879)

Cavagnari at See also:

• KABUL

Kabul, returned to India . In 188o he succeeded WoIseley in S.E . Africa as high See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner and general commanding, and conducted the operations against the See also:

• REBEL, JOHANN PETER (176o-1826)

rebel Boers . He was defeated at See also:

• LAING, ALEXANDER GORDON (1793–1826)
• LAING, DAVID (1793–1878)
• LAING, MALCOLM (1762-1818)
• LAING, SAMUEL (1810-1897)

Laing's Nek and at the Ingogo river, and killed at See also:

• MAJUBA (properly AMAJUBA, Zulu for "the hill of doves")

Majuba See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill on the 27th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1881 . He had a very high reputation not only for a theoretical knowledge of military affairs, but also as a See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical soldier . See See also:

• LIFE

Life of Sir George Pomeroy Colley by Lieut.-Gen . Sir W . F . See also:

• BUTLER
• BUTLER (or BOTELER), SAMUEL (1612–168o)
• BUTLER (through the O. Fr. bouteillier, from the Late Lat. buticularius, buticula, a bottle)
• BUTLER, ALBAN (1710-1773)
• BUTLER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1818-1893)
• BUTLER, CHARLES (1750–1832)
• BUTLER, GEORGE (1774-1853)
• BUTLER, JOSEPH (1692-1752)
• BUTLER, NICHOLAS MURRAY (1862– )
• BUTLER, SAMUEL (1774-1839)
• BUTLER, SAMUEL (1835-1902)
• BUTLER, SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS (1838– )
• BUTLER, WILLIAM ARCHER (1814-1848)

Butler (See also:

• LONDON

London, 1899) .