Charles Montagu (British Army officer) Charles Montagu (British Army officer) Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Montagu KB (died 1 August 1777) was a British Army officer. Montagu was the son of Brigadier-General Edward Montagu, colonel of the 11th Foot and Governor of Hull, nephew of George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, and great-nephew to the celebrated minister Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax. He had an elder brother, Edward, who was killed at the Battle of Fontenoy, being then lieutenant-colonel of the 31st Foot. Montagu attained the rank of colonel in the Army on 30 November 1755, major-general on 25 June 1759, colonel of the 2nd (The
Major general police major general ("Pon-tamruad-tree" "พลตำรวจตรี") for the Royal Thai Police. The Turkish Army and Air Force refer to the rank as "tümgeneral". The Turkish Navy equivalent is "tümadmiral". The name is derived from "tümen", the Turkish word for a military division ("tümen" itself is an older Turkish word meaning "10,000"). Thus, linguistically, it is similar to the French equivalent for a major general, "général de division". In the British Army and Royal Marines, major-general ranks below lieutenant-general and above brigadier, and is thus the lowest of the general officer ranks. Divisions are usually commanded by major-generals, and they also hold