Major general major-general was reintroduced in the Portuguese Army, Air Force and National Republican Guard in 1999, replacing the former rank of brigadier in the role of brigade commander. As a rank, it had previously been used in the Army only for a brief period (from 1862 to 1864). It is equivalent to the rank of "contra-almirante" (rear-admiral) in the Portuguese Navy. In 2015, the rank of major-general was moved up one level, with the role of brigade commander being assumed by the below rank of brigadier-general. In most of the 19th and first half of the 20th century, major-general was not
John Moyle (British Army officer) John Moyle (British Army officer) Major-General John Moyle (died 3 November 1738) was an officer of the British Army. Moyle entered the Army on 4 January 1696 as a captain in the Royal Regiment of Ireland. He served with reputation under the Duke of Marlborough, and was present at the Battle of Blenheim. On 12 April 1706 he was made lieutenant-colonel of Colonel Roger Townshend's newly raised regiment of infantry, and on 13 April 1707 he was promoted to the brevet rank of colonel in the Army. At the peace of Utrecht in 1713 his regiment was disbanded, and he