Army Council (1904) practice, however, a huge amount of influence was retained by the exceedingly conservative C-in-C Field Marshal Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, who held the post between 1856–1895. His resistance to reform caused military efficiency to lag well behind Britain's rivals, a problem which became painfully obvious during the Second Boer War. The situation was only remedied in 1904 when the post of Commander-in-Chief was abolished and replaced with that of the Chief of the General Staff. An Army Council was created along similar lines to the Board of Admiralty, chaired by the Secretary of State for War, and an
Ferik (rank) ranking system), with the inclusion of Brigadier General ("Tuğgeneral") as the fourth and most junior general rank. The title of "Ferik" was abolished with Act No. 2590 of 26 November 1934 on the Abolition of Titles and Appellations such as Efendi, Bey or Pasha. Ferik (rank) Ferik was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It is translated as Lieutenant General ("Korgeneral"). It was senior to a "Mirliva" (Major General, modern "Tümgeneral" in the Turkish Army) and junior to a "Birinci Ferik" (General, modern "Orgeneral" in the Turkish Army). The collar mark (later shoulder mark) and cap of a "Ferik"