Sergeant major general Sergeant major general Sergeant major general is a now mostly extinct military rank. A prominent example was Philip Skippon in the English New Model Army as organized by Oliver Cromwell. Over the course of the 17th century, the increasing professionalisation of armies saw sergeant major general become the most junior of the general ranks. At the same time, the "sergeant" portion of the title was more and more commonly dropped; by the early 18th century, the rank's name had been permanently shortened to major general. Since sergeant major general had ranked below lieutenant general, the newly named rank of major
Major general name, as are all general officers; thereafter by subordinates as "sir" or "ma'am" as applicable in English or "mon général" in French. Major-generals are normally entitled to staff cars. In the Estonian military, the major general rank is called "kindralmajor". The Finnish military equivalent is "kenraalimajuri" in Finnish, and "generalmajor" in Swedish and Danish. The French equivalent to the rank of major general is "général de division". In the French military, "major général" is not a rank but an appointment conferred on some generals, usually of "général de corps d'armée" rank, acting as head of staff of one of the