1 full general, 5 lieutenant generals and about 60 major generals
there were several British generals at the time ;generals Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and Major General Earl Cornwallis
All information gleaned from the following website: www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5m.htm Originally the King was the ultimate commander in times of war. He appointed Captains to run the wars. They were termed " Captain Generals" to denoted their rank of head of the war effort in an overall or "general" sphere of operations. If the Captain Generals had too much on their plate, they appoint assistants or Lieutenants. They took the name Lieutenant Generals. The suppley and administration of small units were usually done by the Sergeant Major, sooo when the Captain General needed some good admin guys he appointed men as Sergeant Major Generals. Colonels ran Regiments. When there were too many Regiments for the existing Generals to have effective control , they created Brigades who were then commanded by Brigadiers General. Over the years as the scope and specifics of the various duties changed, the prefixes were many times dropped, so we had Generals, Lieutenant Generals Major Generals and Brigadier Generals.
The US Army had over 1,100 Generals during WW2.
This was probably the war against Mexico and the Mexican dictator, Santa Anna. Many distinguished Civil War generals and heroes had their roots in this war. Robert E. Lee served as an artillery lieutenant in the war, and his career was followed with great interest by Winfield Scott. Later generals Longstreet and Picket both fought as lieutenants in the war, and Longstreet was wounded in the last major battle of the war.
1 full general, 5 lieutenant generals and about 60 major generals
ANSWER Joseph Eggleston Johnston, nicknamed "old Joe", Lieutenant-general. Early Jubal Anderson, Lieutenant-General. James Longstreet, Lieutenant-General.
In the Canadian Forces, there are about 12 people at this grade, but this would include the Navy, Army, and Air Force. If the CF's composition is about 40% army, then usually it means 4 to 6 people out of the 12 will be Army Lieutenant-Generals. The "Chief of the Land Staff" (i.e. senior army officer) also holds this rank. The rest of the Lieutenant-Generals usually hold various senior staff positions for the CF in general.
there were several British generals at the time ;generals Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and Major General Earl Cornwallis
There are Inspectors General, Attorney Generals and four different levels of Military Generals starting with Brigadier General (One Star), Major General (Two Stars), Lieutenant General (Three Stars) and General (with Four Stars).
As of June 23, 2008, there are 57 active-duty woman serving as generals in the armed services, five of whom are lieutenant generals, according to the Pentagon. On that date, Lt. Gen. Ann Dunwoody was nominated to the rank of general. If approved by the Senate, she will be the first woman in the U.S. military to wear four stars.
Canada has 10 Lieutenant Governors, one for each province. Canada also has 3 Commissioners, one for each territory. The role of a Commissioner is similar to that of a Lieutenant Governor, except that, officially, a Commissioner is a representative of the federal Government and not of the Crown.
All information gleaned from the following website: www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5m.htm Originally the King was the ultimate commander in times of war. He appointed Captains to run the wars. They were termed " Captain Generals" to denoted their rank of head of the war effort in an overall or "general" sphere of operations. If the Captain Generals had too much on their plate, they appoint assistants or Lieutenants. They took the name Lieutenant Generals. The suppley and administration of small units were usually done by the Sergeant Major, sooo when the Captain General needed some good admin guys he appointed men as Sergeant Major Generals. Colonels ran Regiments. When there were too many Regiments for the existing Generals to have effective control , they created Brigades who were then commanded by Brigadiers General. Over the years as the scope and specifics of the various duties changed, the prefixes were many times dropped, so we had Generals, Lieutenant Generals Major Generals and Brigadier Generals.
Colonels, one-star brigadier generals, two-star major generals, and the only three star lieutenant general, Grant, were all paid the same - $300 per month.
Lieutenant R. H. Wyman (Union General) and Brigadier General S. G. French (Confederate General)
The Generals - novel - has 554 pages.
There were hundreds of Confederate Generals in the war. The leading was Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee. In early 1865, President Davis appointed Lee to be what is considered the general in chief of Confederate military forces.