John Moyle (British Army officer) was placed on half-pay, but in 1715 he was made lieutenant-colonel of Colonel William Newton's Regiment of Dragoons. Colonel Moyle was advanced to the rank of brigadier-general on 13 March 1727. On 14 May 1732 King George II conferred the colonelcy of the 36th Regiment of Foot on Brigadier-General Moyle, who was promoted to the rank of major-general on 5 November 1735. On 27 June 1737 he was removed to the 22nd Regiment of Foot. Major-General Moyle died on 3 November 1738. pp. 114-115. John Moyle (British Army officer) Major-General John Moyle (died 3 November 1738) was an officer of
Lieutenant colonel (United States) Lieutenant colonel (United States) In the United States Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force, a lieutenant colonel is a field-grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services. The pay grade for the rank of lieutenant colonel is O-5. In the United States armed forces, the insignia for the rank consists of a silver oak leaf, with slight stylized differences between the Army/Air Force version and the Navy/Marine Corps version. Promotion to lieutenant colonel is governed