Brigadier general by the rank of major-general in 1999. In the Romanian Army the "general de brigadă" is the lowest rank of general officers, The equivalent in the Navy is "contra-amiral" and in the Air-Force "general de flotilă aeriană". The rank of brigadier general is known in South Korea as "junjang" (; hanja: 准將) and is a direct equivalent to the United States one-star rank, with very similar insignia. The military of North Korea does not technically maintain a brigadier general rank, but the rank of senior colonel (대좌, "taejwa") which is above colonel (상좌, "sangjwa") and below major general (소장, "Sojang")
Lieutenant colonel (United States) 1791, there was only one lieutenant colonel in the US Army (Josiah Harmar), who acted as the army's commanding officer. In the Continental Army aides to the Commander in Chief, viz., Lieutenant General George Washington, were lieutenant colonels. Additionally, certain officers serving under the Adjutant General, Inspector General, and Judge Advocate General, ranked as lieutenant colonels. During the 19th century, lieutenant colonel was often a terminal rank for many officers, since the rank of "full colonel" was considered extremely prestigious reserved only for the most successful officers. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, the rank of lieutenant colonel became