Field officer rank category (OF-3 to OF-5) of the Russian Imperial Army and Navy until 1917. The British Army (in which these officers are called officers of field rank), and some others in the Commonwealth (including the Australian Army and New Zealand Army), also include the brigadier in this category: the equivalent in other armies is a general officer (the brigadier general). Today, a field officer in the United States (here called field grade) Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force is typically a major, lieutenant colonel, or a colonel: Field officer A field officer, field-grade officer, or senior officer is an army,
George Milner (British Army officer) George Milner (British Army officer) General George Milner (1760–1836) was a general officer of the British Army during the late eighteenth century. He was the son of Sir William Milner, 2nd Baronet. In 1776, he was appointed an ensign in the 3rd Foot Guards, purchasing his lieutenancy (nominal rank of captain) in 1778 and captaincy (nominal rank of lieutenant-colonel) in 1792. He served in Flanders through 1793 and 1794, being given the brevet rank of colonel in 1796 and appointed as a major-general in January 1801. From February 1800 to January 1802 he served on the staff in Jersey. In