Army Council (1904) Army Council (1904) The Army Council was the supreme administering body of the British Army from its creation in 1904 until it was reconstituted as the Army Board in 1964. The disastrous campaigns of the Crimean War led to the consolidation of all administrative duties in 1855 under the Secretary of State for War, a Cabinet post. That office was not, however, solely responsible for the Army; the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) held a virtually equal level of responsibility. This was reduced in theory by the 1870 reforms introduced by Edward Cardwell, which subordinated the C-in-C to the Secretary for War. In
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"