htaccess rewritecond, starts with and ends with matching - .htaccess

Question

Cant seem to get a redirect to work. Please consider the following:
/poles/foobar.html
/poles/foobar/doodaa.html
/poles/foobar.html?qparam=123
/poles/foobar/doodaa.html?qparam=123
/poles/foobar.html?qparam=123&cat=444
/poles/foobar/doodaa.html?qparam=123&cat=444
My current rule (i know it wont catch all the above...but I cant even get it to catch any of them)
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^/poles
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^\.html$
RewriteRule (.*) /poles/ [R=301,L]
How could I catch all possible url scenarios? They would all start with /poles/ and end in .html ...or .html?queryparams
UPDATE, MY .HTACCESS FILE CONTENTS, MAGENTO2 SITE:
############################################
## overrides deployment configuration mode value
## use command bin/magento deploy:mode:set to switch modes
# SetEnv MAGE_MODE developer
############################################
## uncomment these lines for CGI mode
## make sure to specify the correct cgi php binary file name
## it might be /cgi-bin/php-cgi
# Action php5-cgi /cgi-bin/php5-cgi
# AddHandler php5-cgi .php
############################################
## GoDaddy specific options
# Options -MultiViews
## you might also need to add this line to php.ini
## cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1
## if it still doesn't work, rename php.ini to php5.ini
############################################
## this line is specific for 1and1 hosting
#AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
#AddHandler x-mapp-php5 .php
############################################
## default index file
DirectoryIndex index.php
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
############################################
## adjust memory limit
php_value memory_limit 768M
php_value max_execution_time 18000
############################################
## disable automatic session start
## before autoload was initialized
php_flag session.auto_start off
############################################
## enable resulting html compression
#php_flag zlib.output_compression on
###########################################
## disable user agent verification to not break multiple image upload
php_flag suhosin.session.cryptua off
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_php7.c>
############################################
## adjust memory limit
php_value memory_limit 768M
php_value max_execution_time 18000
############################################
## disable automatic session start
## before autoload was initialized
php_flag session.auto_start off
############################################
## enable resulting html compression
#php_flag zlib.output_compression on
###########################################
## disable user agent verification to not break multiple image upload
php_flag suhosin.session.cryptua off
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_security.c>
###########################################
## disable POST processing to not break multiple image upload
SecFilterEngine Off
SecFilterScanPOST Off
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
############################################
## enable apache served files compression
## http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html#gzip
# Insert filter on all content
###SetOutputFilter DEFLATE
# Insert filter on selected content types only
#AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml text/css text/javascript application/javascript application/x-javascript application/json image/svg+xml
# Netscape 4.x has some problems...
#BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html
# Netscape 4.06-4.08 have some more problems
#BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip
# MSIE masquerades as Netscape, but it is fine
#BrowserMatch \bMSIE !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html
# Don't compress images
#SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI \.(?:gif|jpe?g|png)$ no-gzip dont-vary
# Make sure proxies don't deliver the wrong content
#Header append Vary User-Agent env=!dont-vary
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
############################################
## make HTTPS env vars available for CGI mode
SSLOptions StdEnvVars
</IfModule>
############################################
## workaround for Apache 2.4.6 CentOS build when working via ProxyPassMatch with HHVM (or any other)
## Please, set it on virtual host configuration level
## SetEnvIf Authorization "(.*)" HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=$1
############################################
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
############################################
## enable rewrites
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
############################################
## you can put here your magento root folder
## path relative to web root
#RewriteBase /magento/
############################################
## workaround for HTTP authorization
## in CGI environment
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
############################################
## TRACE and TRACK HTTP methods disabled to prevent XSS attacks
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^TRAC[EK]
RewriteRule .* - [L,R=405]
############################################
## redirect for mobile user agents
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/mobiledirectoryhere/.*$
#RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "android|blackberry|ipad|iphone|ipod|iemobile|opera mobile|palmos|webos|googlebot-mobile" [NC]
#RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /mobiledirectoryhere/ [L,R=302]
############################################
## never rewrite for existing files, directories and links
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
############################################
## rewrite everything else to index.php
RewriteRule .* index.php [L]
</IfModule>
############################################
## Prevent character encoding issues from server overrides
## If you still have problems, use the second line instead
AddDefaultCharset Off
#AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
AddType 'text/html; charset=UTF-8' html
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
############################################
## Add default Expires header
## http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html#expires
ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType text/html A0
ExpiresByType text/plain A0
</IfModule>
###########################################
## Deny access to root files to hide sensitive application information
RedirectMatch 403 /\.git
<Files composer.json>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files composer.lock>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files .gitignore>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files .htaccess>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files .htaccess.sample>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files .php_cs>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files .travis.yml>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files CHANGELOG.md>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files CONTRIBUTING.md>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files COPYING.txt>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files Gruntfile.js>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files LICENSE.txt>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files LICENSE_AFL.txt>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files nginx.conf.sample>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files package.json>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files php.ini.sample>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files README.md>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
<Files magento_umask>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
# For 404s and 403s that aren't handled by the application, show plain 404 response
ErrorDocument 404 /pub/errors/404.php
ErrorDocument 403 /pub/errors/404.php
################################
## If running in cluster environment, uncomment this
## http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html#etags
#FileETag none
# ######################################################################
# # INTERNET EXPLORER #
# ######################################################################
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# | Document modes |
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Force Internet Explorer 8/9/10 to render pages in the highest mode
# available in the various cases when it may not.
#
# https://hsivonen.fi/doctype/#ie8
#
# (!) Starting with Internet Explorer 11, document modes are deprecated.
# If your business still relies on older web apps and services that were
# designed for older versions of Internet Explorer, you might want to
# consider enabling `Enterprise Mode` throughout your company.
#
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/bg182625.aspx#docmode
# http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2014/04/02/stay-up-to-date-with-enterprise-mode-for-internet-explorer-11.aspx
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
Header set X-UA-Compatible "IE=edge"
# `mod_headers` cannot match based on the content-type, however,
# the `X-UA-Compatible` response header should be send only for
# HTML documents and not for the other resources.
<FilesMatch "\.(appcache|atom|bbaw|bmp|crx|css|cur|eot|f4[abpv]|flv|geojson|gif|htc|ico|jpe?g|js|json(ld)?|m4[av]|manifest|map|mp4|oex|og[agv]|opus|otf|pdf|png|rdf|rss|safariextz|svgz?|swf|topojson|tt[cf]|txt|vcard|vcf|vtt|webapp|web[mp]|webmanifest|woff2?|xloc|xml|xpi)$">
Header unset X-UA-Compatible
</FilesMatch>
</IfModule>
# CUSTOM 301 REDIRECTS
# --------------------------------------------------------- ##
# Custom eyelets category query param url redirects
# -------------------------------------------------
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^/eyelets-3.html?(.*)
RewriteCond %{query_string} ^cat=233
RewriteRule (.*) /eyelets/plastic-eyelets/? [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^/eyelets-3.html?(.*)
RewriteCond %{query_string} ^cat=234
RewriteRule (.*) /eyelets/metal-eyelets/? [R=301,L]
# Custom poles category query param url redirects
# -------------------------------------------------
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^/poles.html?(.*)
RewriteCond %{query_string} ^range=251
RewriteRule (.*) /poles/? [R=301,L]
# Custom track category query param url redirects
# -------------------------------------------------
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^/track.html?(.*)
RewriteCond %{query_string} ^cat=104
RewriteRule (.*) /tracks/plastic-track/? [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^/track.html?(.*)
RewriteCond %{query_string} ^cat=951
RewriteRule (.*) /tracks/metal-track/? [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^/track.html?(.*)
RewriteCond %{query_string} ^cat=95&range=5391
RewriteRule (.*) /tracks/metal-track/vogue/? [R=301,L]
# Category url redirects
# -------------------------------------------------
Redirect 301 /poles.html /poles
Redirect 301 /track.html /tracks
Redirect 301 /curtrain-track.html /tracks
Redirect 301 /net-suspension-products.html /net-suspension
Redirect 301 /tiebacks-and-trimmings.html /tiebacks
Redirect 301 /brassware-1.html /brassware
Redirect 301 /eyelets-3.html /eyelets
Redirect 301 /blinds.html /blinds/retail-blinds
Redirect 301 /roman-blind-systems.html /blinds/roman-blind-systems
Redirect 301 /shower-rail-products.html /net-suspension/shower-rail-products
Redirect 301 /accessories-and-sundries.html /accessories
Redirect 301 /panel-track.html /tracks/metal-track/panel-track
Redirect 301 /valance-track.html /tracks/metal-track/aluminium-valance-rail
# Subcategory url redirects - DOES NOT WORK
# -------------------------------------------------
# eg: /poles/foobar.html
# eg: /poles/foobar/doodaa.html
# eg: /poles/foobar.html?cat=4
# eg: /poles/foobar/doodaa.html?cat=4
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^/poles
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^\.html$
RewriteRule (.*) /poles/? [R=301,L]
# Page/Section url redirects
# -------------------------------------------------
Redirect 301 /downloads /resources
Redirect 301 /about-us /about-us.html
Redirect 301 /specialoffers /blog
Redirect 301 /testimonials /blog
Redirect 301 /contact-us /contact

Answer 1

This seems to be what you're trying to achieve:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/poles/.*\.html$
RewriteRule ^ /poles/? [R=301,L]
You nearly had it. The caret (^) means the start of the string, so needed removing on your second condition. They could also be combined. The query string isn't part of the match in REQUEST_URI so any query string will match. The question mark in the RewriteRule removes any query string.