Talk:George Pomeroy Colley

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File:Melton Prior - Illustrated London News - The Transvaal War - General Sir George Colley at the Battle of Majuba Mountain Just Before He Was Killed.jpg to appear as POTD soon[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Melton Prior - Illustrated London News - The Transvaal War - General Sir George Colley at the Battle of Majuba Mountain Just Before He Was Killed.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on February 27, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-02-27. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 18:23, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

The Illustrated London News's depiction of Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley of the British Army at the Battle of Majuba Hill, which was fought on 27 February 1881 near Volksrust, South Africa, during the First Boer War. The battle was the third successive victory for the South African Republic and led to the signing of the Pretoria Convention to end the war. Colley was the first governor of the Colony of Natal as well as High Commissioner for South Eastern Africa. He was killed during the battle.Artist: Melton Prior; Restoration: Adam Cuerden

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Obscure[edit]

This sentence appears meaningless: 'Tiger pushed Colley to pursue the Newcastle against the Boers, a terrible mistake.' 86.143.232.183 (talk) 19:02, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Contents Box[edit]

The Contents Box is in the wrong place - halfway through the main article. Either the article is long enough to warrant a lede, sub-sections and a Contents Box, or it is not. 86.143.232.183 (talk) 19:05, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Qualities[edit]

'He had a very high reputation not only for a theoretical knowledge of military affairs, but also as a practical soldier.' This doesn't tell us enough. The profiling of a famous General ought to identify his strengths and weaknesses in more detail. 86.143.232.183 (talk) 19:14, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

'General Sir George Colley in South Africa'[edit]

This photograph is of Colley in his special service uniform worn on Wolseley's Ashant expedition in 1874. JF42 (talk) 18:39, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]