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	==== Afghanistan ====		==== Afghanistan ====
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	In 1838, [[George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland\|Lord Auckland]], the [[Governor-General of India]] decided to invade [[Afghanistan]] to proclaim a pro-British former ruler as king of Afghanistan so instigating the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. The initial campaign was a success but at the end of 1841, faced with ever-increasing hostility from the Afghans, the military and political leaders decided to withdraw the 5,000 British and Indian troops and 12,000 [[camp follower]]s, wives and children from [[Kabul]] and to return to India. The [[1842 retreat from Kabul\|retreat]], which took place in January 1842, was a disaster and eventually led to a massacre because of inefficient leadership, the cold and the ferocious tribes.<ref>Colley, pp. 349–350</ref> There was now almost nothing between the retreating forces and India except for the small British garrison at [[Jalalabad]]. Legend has it that only one ([[William Brydon\|Dr. Brydon]]) survived;<ref name= "cnn">{{cite news \| title = Transcripts from CNN\| url = http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0109/27/se.50.html\| date=7 February 2001\|accessdate=21 December ~~2022~~}}</ref> In fact, he was not the only European to survive the retreat; about 115 British officers, soldiers, wives and children were captured or taken as hostages and survived to be subsequently released.<ref>Colley, p. 350</ref> Against this background Pollock was appointed Commander of the Force sent to relieve Jalalabad: he advanced through the [[Khyber Pass]] and [[Battle of Jellalabad\|relieved the garrison]] at Jalalabad in April 1842.<ref name=heath243/>		In 1838, [[George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland\|Lord Auckland]], the [[Governor-General of India]] decided to invade [[Afghanistan]] to proclaim a pro-British former ruler as king of Afghanistan so instigating the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. The initial campaign was a success but at the end of 1841, faced with ever-increasing hostility from the Afghans, the military and political leaders decided to withdraw the 5,000 British and Indian troops and 12,000 [[camp follower]]s, wives and children from [[Kabul]] and to return to India. The [[1842 retreat from Kabul\|retreat]], which took place in January 1842, was a disaster and eventually led to a massacre because of inefficient leadership, the cold and the ferocious tribes.<ref>Colley, pp. 349–350</ref> There was now almost nothing between the retreating forces and India except for the small British garrison at [[Jalalabad]]. Legend has it that only one ([[William Brydon\|Dr. Brydon]]) survived;<ref name= "cnn">{{cite news \| title = Transcripts from CNN\| url = http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0109/27/se.50.html\| date=7 February 2001\|accessdate=21 December 2013}}</ref> In fact, he was not the only European to survive the retreat; about 115 British officers, soldiers, wives and children were captured or taken as hostages and survived to be subsequently released.<ref>Colley, p. 350</ref> Against this background Pollock was appointed Commander of the Force sent to relieve Jalalabad: he advanced through the [[Khyber Pass]] and [[Battle of Jellalabad\|relieved the garrison]] at Jalalabad in April 1842.<ref name=heath243/>

	Pollock then set about an unauthorised mission to rescue the British hostages who had been left behind in Kabul prior to the retreat. He linked up with a British force commanded by General [[William Nott (British general)\|William Nott]] who was advancing on Kabul from [[Kandahar]]. After fighting battles at [[Gandamak]], Jagdalak Pass and Tezeen, Pollock [[Battle of Kabul (1842)\|secured Kabul]] in September 1842.<ref name=heath244>Heathcote, p. 244</ref> He destroyed the Great Bazaar in Kabul before withdrawing to India in October 1842.<ref name=heath244/> Advanced to [[Order of the Bath\|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] on 2 December 1842,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20173\|page=3565\|date=2 December 1842}}</ref> he became British Resident at [[Lucknow]] in December 1843 and military member of the [[Council of India]] in September 1844.<ref name=heath244/>		Pollock then set about an unauthorised mission to rescue the British hostages who had been left behind in Kabul prior to the retreat. He linked up with a British force commanded by General [[William Nott (British general)\|William Nott]] who was advancing on Kabul from [[Kandahar]]. After fighting battles at [[Gandamak]], Jagdalak Pass and Tezeen, Pollock [[Battle of Kabul (1842)\|secured Kabul]] in September 1842.<ref name=heath244>Heathcote, p. 244</ref> He destroyed the Great Bazaar in Kabul before withdrawing to India in October 1842.<ref name=heath244/> Advanced to [[Order of the Bath\|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] on 2 December 1842,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20173\|page=3565\|date=2 December 1842}}</ref> he became British Resident at [[Lucknow]] in December 1843 and military member of the [[Council of India]] in September 1844.<ref name=heath244/>

	In 1844 the British residents in [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]] created the [[Pollock Medal]] to commemorate Pollock's achievements. This medal was to be awarded to the "best cadet of the season" at the [[Addiscombe Military Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Anon. (probably Field Marshal Sir Lintorn Simmons)\|authorlink=Lintorn Simmons\|url=http://www.pollock.4mg.com/Memoir.htm \|title=Memoir to Illustrate the Origin and Foundation of the Pollock Medal\|publisher=Boddy and Co., Military Publishers, Woolwich\|year= 1875\|accessdate=21 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In 1844 the British residents in [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]] created the [[Pollock Medal]] to commemorate Pollock's achievements. This medal was to be awarded to the "best cadet of the season" at the [[Addiscombe Military Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Anon. (probably Field Marshal Sir Lintorn Simmons)\|authorlink=Lintorn Simmons\|url=http://www.pollock.4mg.com/Memoir.htm \|title=Memoir to Illustrate the Origin and Foundation of the Pollock Medal\|publisher=Boddy and Co., Military Publishers, Woolwich\|year= 1875\|accessdate=21 December 2013}}</ref>

	=== Later life ===		=== Later life ===
	==== Death ====		==== Death ====
	[[File:Remnants of an army2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''[[Remnants of an Army]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thompson\|Elizabeth Butler]] depicts [[William Brydon\|Dr. Brydon]] arriving at [[Jalalabad]]]]		[[File:Remnants of an army2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''[[Remnants of an Army]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thompson\|Elizabeth Butler]] depicts [[William Brydon\|Dr. Brydon]] arriving at [[Jalalabad]]]]
	After returning to England in 1846, Pollock benefited from an [[Life annuity\|annuity]] of £1,000 per annum from the [[East India Company]]<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20750\|page=2436\|date=2 July 1847}}</ref> and lived at [[Clapham Common]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22234\|page=930\|date=26 February 1859}}</ref> He was promoted to [[lieutenant general]] on 11 November 1851<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=21265\|page=3075\|date=21 November 1851}}</ref> and became a member of the Court of Directors of the [[East India Company]] in 1854.<ref name=heath244/> Promoted to full general on 17 May 1859,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22274\|page=2320\|date=14 June 1859}}</ref> he was appointed [[Order of the Star of India\|Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] on 19 August 1861<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22542\|page=3501\|date=27 August 1861}}</ref> and advanced to [[Order of the Star of India\|Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] on 24 May 1866.<ref name=odnb/> Promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 24 May 1870,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23622\|page=2878\|date=7 June 1870}}</ref> he became [[Constable of the Tower]] in November 1871,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23796\|page=4663\|date=14 November 1871}}</ref> before being made a [[baronet]] on 20 March 1872.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23842\|page=1584\|date=22 March 1872}}</ref> In retirement he also served as honorary colonel of the 1st Surrey (or South London) Rifle Volunteer Battalion.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22528\|page=2835\|date=9 July 1861}}</ref> He died at [[Walmer]] in Kent on 6 October 1872 and was buried in the north aisle<ref>[[Arthur Penrhyn Stanley\|Stanley, A.P.]], ''Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey'' ([[London]]; [[John Murray (publishing house)\|John Murray]]; [[1882]]), p. 240.</ref> at [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/george-pollock#i13429\|title=George Pollock\|publisher=Westminster Abbey\|accessdate=21 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		After returning to England in 1846, Pollock benefited from an [[Life annuity\|annuity]] of £1,000 per annum from the [[East India Company]]<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20750\|page=2436\|date=2 July 1847}}</ref> and lived at [[Clapham Common]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22234\|page=930\|date=26 February 1859}}</ref> He was promoted to [[lieutenant general]] on 11 November 1851<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=21265\|page=3075\|date=21 November 1851}}</ref> and became a member of the Court of Directors of the [[East India Company]] in 1854.<ref name=heath244/> Promoted to full general on 17 May 1859,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22274\|page=2320\|date=14 June 1859}}</ref> he was appointed [[Order of the Star of India\|Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] on 19 August 1861<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22542\|page=3501\|date=27 August 1861}}</ref> and advanced to [[Order of the Star of India\|Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] on 24 May 1866.<ref name=odnb/> Promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 24 May 1870,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23622\|page=2878\|date=7 June 1870}}</ref> he became [[Constable of the Tower]] in November 1871,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23796\|page=4663\|date=14 November 1871}}</ref> before being made a [[baronet]] on 20 March 1872.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23842\|page=1584\|date=22 March 1872}}</ref> In retirement he also served as honorary colonel of the 1st Surrey (or South London) Rifle Volunteer Battalion.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22528\|page=2835\|date=9 July 1861}}</ref> He died at [[Walmer]] in Kent on 6 October 1872 and was buried in the north aisle<ref>[[Arthur Penrhyn Stanley\|Stanley, A.P.]], ''Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey'' ([[London]]; [[John Murray (publishing house)\|John Murray]]; [[1882]]), p. 240.</ref> at [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/george-pollock#i13429\|title=George Pollock\|publisher=Westminster Abbey\|accessdate=21 December 2013}}</ref>

	==Family==		==Family==

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[[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] '''Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCB|GCSI}} (4 June 1786 – 6 October 1872) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer. He first saw action at the [[Battle of Deeg]] and at the [[Siege of Bhurtpore (1805)|Siege of Bhurtpore]] during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]] before taking part in the [[Anglo-Nepalese War]]. He also commanded the British artillery at the [[Battle of Prome]] and at [[Bagan]] during the [[First Anglo-Burmese War]]. Following a disastrous [[1842 retreat from Kabul|retreat from Kabul]] in January 1842 during the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], the retreating forces became stranded at the small British garrison at [[Jalalabad]] and Pollock was appointed Commander of the Force sent to relieve the garrison: he advanced through the [[Khyber Pass]] and [[Battle of Jellalabad|relieved the garrison]] in April 1842. He then set about an unauthorised but ultimately successful mission to rescue the British hostages who had been left behind in Kabul prior to the retreat. In 1844 the [[Pollock Medal]] was created to commemorate Pollock's achievements: this medal was to be awarded to the "best cadet of the season" at the [[Addiscombe Military Seminary]].

==Life==
=== Early life and education ===
Pollock was son of David Pollock, of Charing Cross, saddler to [[George III|King George III]], and Sarah Pollock (née Parsons);<ref name=odnb>{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22478|title=George Pollock|year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/22478 |accessdate =21 December 2013|last1=Vetch |first1=R. H. |editor-first1=Roger T |editor-last1=Stearn }}</ref> his elder brother was the lawyer and politician [[Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet]]. The Pollock family were a branch of that family of Balgray, Dumfriesshire; David Pollock's father was a burgess of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and his grandfather a yeoman of Durham. His business as a saddler was given the official custom of the royal family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/pollock-jonathan-1783-1870|title=Pollock, Jonathan Frederick (1783-1870), of Queen Square House, Guildford Street, Mdx. | History of Parliament Online|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}</ref> Sir John Pollock, 4th Baronet, great-great-grandson of David Pollock, stated in Time's Chariot (1950) that David was, 'perhaps without knowing it', Pollock of Balgray, the senior line of the family (Pollock of Pollock or Pollock of that ilk) having died out.<ref>Time's Chariot, John Pollock, Murray, 1950, p. 267</ref>

=== Military career ===
==== Nepal and India ====
Educated at the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], Pollock was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] as a [[lieutenant-fireworker]] in the Bengal Artillery on 14 December 1803.<ref name=heath243>Heathcote, p. 243</ref> Promoted to lieutenant on 19 April 1804, he saw action at the [[Battle of Deeg]] in November 1804 and at the [[Siege of Bhurtpore (1805)|Siege of Bhurtpore]] in Spring 1805 during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]].<ref name=heath243/> Promoted to [[captain lieutenant]] on 17 September 1805 and to [[captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 12 March 1812, he served in the [[Anglo-Nepalese War]] before being promoted to major on 12 August 1819.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17509|page=1515|date=24 August 1819}}</ref> He became assistant adjutant-general of artillery in 1820 and being promoted to [[lieutenant colonel]] on 1 May 1824.<ref name=heath243/>

After taking sick-leave in England, Pollock commanded the British artillery at the [[Battle of Prome]] in November 1824 and at [[Bagan]] in February 1826 during the [[First Anglo-Burmese War]].<ref name=heath243/> He was appointed a [[Order of the Bath|Companion of the Order of the Bath]] on 2 January 1827.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=18319|page=2|date=2 January 1827}}</ref> He was promoted further to brevet [[colonel]] on 1 December 1829 and then posted to [[Kanpur|Cawnpor]] to command an artillery battalion in 1830.<ref name=odnb/> He became colonel-commandant, Bengal artillery on 3 March 1835<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22587|page=74|date=7 January 1862}}</ref> and briefly held a divisional command at [[Danapur]] with the rank of [[brigadier-general]] before transferring to the more senior command at the Agra district with the rank of [[major-general]] on 28 June 1838.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=19639|page=1668|date=24 July 1838}}</ref>

==== Afghanistan ====
[[File:Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet(3 4 Profile).jpg|thumb|left|Sir George Pollock in his Field Marshal's uniform]]
In 1838, [[George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland|Lord Auckland]], the [[Governor-General of India]] decided to invade [[Afghanistan]] to proclaim a pro-British former ruler as king of Afghanistan so instigating the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. The initial campaign was a success but at the end of 1841, faced with ever-increasing hostility from the Afghans, the military and political leaders decided to withdraw the 5,000 British and Indian troops and 12,000 [[camp follower]]s, wives and children from [[Kabul]] and to return to India. The [[1842 retreat from Kabul|retreat]], which took place in January 1842, was a disaster and eventually led to a massacre because of inefficient leadership, the cold and the ferocious tribes.<ref>Colley, pp. 349–350</ref> There was now almost nothing between the retreating forces and India except for the small British garrison at [[Jalalabad]]. Legend has it that only one ([[William Brydon|Dr. Brydon]]) survived;<ref name= "cnn">{{cite news | title = Transcripts from CNN| url = http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0109/27/se.50.html| date=7 February 2001|accessdate=21 December 2022}}</ref> In fact, he was not the only European to survive the retreat; about 115 British officers, soldiers, wives and children were captured or taken as hostages and survived to be subsequently released.<ref>Colley, p. 350</ref> Against this background Pollock was appointed Commander of the Force sent to relieve Jalalabad: he advanced through the [[Khyber Pass]] and [[Battle of Jellalabad|relieved the garrison]] at Jalalabad in April 1842.<ref name=heath243/>

Pollock then set about an unauthorised mission to rescue the British hostages who had been left behind in Kabul prior to the retreat. He linked up with a British force commanded by General [[William Nott (British general)|William Nott]] who was advancing on Kabul from [[Kandahar]]. After fighting battles at [[Gandamak]], Jagdalak Pass and Tezeen, Pollock [[Battle of Kabul (1842)|secured Kabul]] in September 1842.<ref name=heath244>Heathcote, p. 244</ref> He destroyed the Great Bazaar in Kabul before withdrawing to India in October 1842.<ref name=heath244/> Advanced to [[Order of the Bath|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] on 2 December 1842,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=20173|page=3565|date=2 December 1842}}</ref> he became British Resident at [[Lucknow]] in December 1843 and military member of the [[Council of India]] in September 1844.<ref name=heath244/>

In 1844 the British residents in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] created the [[Pollock Medal]] to commemorate Pollock's achievements. This medal was to be awarded to the "best cadet of the season" at the [[Addiscombe Military Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Anon. (probably Field Marshal Sir Lintorn Simmons)|authorlink=Lintorn Simmons|url=http://www.pollock.4mg.com/Memoir.htm |title=Memoir to Illustrate the Origin and Foundation of the Pollock Medal|publisher=Boddy and Co., Military Publishers, Woolwich|year= 1875|accessdate=21 December 2022}}</ref>

=== Later life ===
==== Death ====
[[File:Remnants of an army2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''[[Remnants of an Army]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thompson|Elizabeth Butler]] depicts [[William Brydon|Dr. Brydon]] arriving at [[Jalalabad]]]]
After returning to England in 1846, Pollock benefited from an [[Life annuity|annuity]] of £1,000 per annum from the [[East India Company]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=20750|page=2436|date=2 July 1847}}</ref> and lived at [[Clapham Common]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22234|page=930|date=26 February 1859}}</ref> He was promoted to [[lieutenant general]] on 11 November 1851<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=21265|page=3075|date=21 November 1851}}</ref> and became a member of the Court of Directors of the [[East India Company]] in 1854.<ref name=heath244/> Promoted to full general on 17 May 1859,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22274|page=2320|date=14 June 1859}}</ref> he was appointed [[Order of the Star of India|Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] on 19 August 1861<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22542|page=3501|date=27 August 1861}}</ref> and advanced to [[Order of the Star of India|Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] on 24 May 1866.<ref name=odnb/> Promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|field marshal]] on 24 May 1870,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23622|page=2878|date=7 June 1870}}</ref> he became [[Constable of the Tower]] in November 1871,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23796|page=4663|date=14 November 1871}}</ref> before being made a [[baronet]] on 20 March 1872.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23842|page=1584|date=22 March 1872}}</ref> In retirement he also served as honorary colonel of the 1st Surrey (or South London) Rifle Volunteer Battalion.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22528|page=2835|date=9 July 1861}}</ref> He died at [[Walmer]] in Kent on 6 October 1872 and was buried in the north aisle<ref>[[Arthur Penrhyn Stanley|Stanley, A.P.]], ''Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey'' ([[London]]; [[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]]; [[1882]]), p. 240.</ref> at [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/george-pollock#i13429|title=George Pollock|publisher=Westminster Abbey|accessdate=21 December 2022}}</ref>

==Family==
In 1810 Pollock married Frances Webbe Barclay; they had four sons and one daughter.<ref name=heath243/> His eldest son Frederick succeeded him as 2nd Baronet Pollock of the Khyber Pass, his second son [[George David Pollock]] became a celebrated surgeon and pioneered the use of skin grafts, whilst his third son Robert was killed at the [[Battle of Mudki]] in 1845.<ref>{{cite book|title=Centenary, 1805–1905, Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London|year=1906|pages=304–305|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VeQHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA304}}</ref><ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.</ref> After his first wife's death, he married Henrietta Wollaston in 1852.<ref name=heath244/>

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book|last=Colley|first=Linda|title=Captives - Britain, Empire and the World 1600-1850|year=2003|publisher=Pimlico|isbn=0-7126-6528-5}}
* {{cite book|last=Heathcote|first=Tony|title=The British Field Marshals, 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary |publisher= Leo Cooper|location=Barnsley|year= 1999|isbn= 0-85052-696-5}}
* {{cite book|last=Greenwood|first=Joseph|authorlink=Joseph Greenwood|title=Narrative of the Late Victorious Campaign in Afghanistan under General Pollock|location=London|year= 1844}}
* {{cite book|last=Low|first= Charles |title=Life and Correspondence of Sir George Pollock|location=London|year= 1873}}

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