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	Colonel General - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In cases where a Colonel General was acting in the capacity of a Field Marshal, the rank was referred to as Generaloberst mit dem Rang eines Generalfeldmarschalls.
		A Colonel General (Generaloberst) was the second highest General Officer rank — below Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall)— in the Prussian Army and later in the Army of Imperial Germany (1871–1918), the Reichswehr (1918–1935), and the Wehrmacht (1935–1945).
		Colonel General (Generaloberst) was the second-highest rank in the Austrian Army, introduced following the German model in 1915.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Generaloberst (754 words)

	Colonel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the modern age, a Colonel is usually a military title rated as the highest field rank below the general grades.
		The head colonel of the battlefield would usually become the Colonel General, and command all other colonels and their troops.
		Colonel [ˈkɜː(r)nl] is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colonel (627 words)

	Iowa History Project
		Colonel Sigel was ordered to march by the Fayetteville road and open on the enemy in the rear with artillery, while General Lyon, with the main body, was to attack in front.
		Crocker was appointed Colonel of the Thirteenth Regiment, on the 30
		The regiment continued with General Sherman’s army to the close of that brilliant campaign and marched north by Richmond and Washington, and at the close of the war, was disbanded at Davenport.
	iagenweb.org /history/hoi/HOI2Chp9.htm (3149 words)

	17444-8.txt
		General Scott was again engaged in repelling the former of these, and the last I saw of him on the field of battle he was near the head of his column and giving to its march a direction that would have placed him on the enemy's right....
		General Henry Dearborn held command near Plattsburg and Greenbush, and was the commanding officer of all the forces on the northern frontier.
		Colonel Gadsden, the commissioner on the part of the United States, addressed a letter to the Secretary of War, in which he said: "There is a condition prefixed to the agreement without assenting to which the Florida Indians most positively refused to negotiate for their removal west of the Mississippi.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/17444/17444-8.txt (18110 words)

	shmosby3.html
		Colonel Taylor says Stuart "was admonished all the while to keep in touch with our main army and to keep General Lee informed as to the movements of the enemy."
		General Lee could not have expected Stuart to pass around Hooker's rear to cross the Potomac, and at the same time keep in touch with the main army and in communication with him unless he had a machine that could fly over Hooker's head and navigate the air.
		Colonel Talcott quotes from my book what is said about the premature movements in the Shenandoah Valley, making the Gettysburg campaign the Iliad of the South, and claims that this is an admission that the disaster was due to the absence of the cavalry.
	www.gdg.org /Research/SHSP/shmosby3.html (3616 words)

	Naval traditions: Names of ranks
		General Washington might have chosen the stars because the generals and admirals of the French forces serving in that war wore stars.
		General Washington was the first to wear three stars when he became the nation's first Lieutenant General in 1798.
		The king or his Captain General would often be away from the army since they had interests elsewhere so the job of actually running the army fell to the Captain General's assistant--his lieutenant--the Lieutenant General.
	www.history.navy.mil /trivia/triv4-5m.htm (1250 words)

	USRJC - Third Meeting of Principals, April 2001
		Colonel Golumbovsky, General Zolotarev's deputy, observed that the archival review is proceeding as efficiently as possible given the fact that it is an additional duty levied upon the Russian Armed Forces, whose resources are already strained.
		The Russian delegation consisted of General Zolotarev, General-Colonel Korochkin, a Soviet veteran pilot and ace from the Korean War, Colonel Golumbovsky and Colonel Orlov.
		Colonel Vinogradov spoke briefly about the methodology used by the CWWG to investigate the fates of crewmembers from this and other U.S. aircraft that were shot down over or near Soviet territory during the Cold War era.
	www.dtic.mil /dpmo/sovietunion/010423_third_mtg_principals.htm (5429 words)

	THE STRANGE DEATH OF COLONEL SABOW
		Colonel Sabow answered, saying, 'Colonel Sabow...[pause]...Colonel Sabow...[pause]...This is Colonel Sabow.' What was further said by Jimmy is unknown, for just at that moment, Sally closed the door behind her as she left for Mass.
		Colonel Sabow was informed that he was under investigation for the alleged misuse of government aircraft.
		It is presumed that Colonel Sabow, who had just been on the telephone, had gone into his back yard, put the dogs in the garage, and was intending to return to his living room to resume viewing the reporting on the Gulf war.
	www.garynull.com /documents/sabow.htm (10227 words)

	strangelove.txt
		GENERAL SCHMUCK Mister President, I know you think I've let you down, but we had to have a Plan-R. If we completely centralized the command and control, all a potential aggressor would have to worry about was knock- ing out maybe half a dozen headquarters and the Capitol, and we'd be out of business.
		In this case the deputy is air-borne with the Wing, and General Ripper refuses to recall the planes.
		GENERAL RIPPER You see, Major, at this very moment, while we sit and chat, a decision is being made by the President in the War Room.
	www.scifiscripts.com /scripts/strangelove.txt (13637 words)

	14th MS Infantry Reg
		General Baldwin served with distinction through the siege of Vicksburg, took his brigade to Dalton, Ga., in the fall of 1863, and being ordered back to Mobile was killed there by being thrown from his horse on the evening of February 19, 1864.
		General Adams, leading the brigade against the second line of works, was shot down on the parapet, across which his men found his horse lying after the Union troops had retreated in the night.
		Maury, in announcing his death, said: "General Baldwin was one of the most exemplary men in all the relations of life and one of the most accomplished soldiers in our army.
	www.izzy.net /~michaelg/14ms-1.htm (2195 words)

	Every Man a Captain, Colonel, or General
		Frances Trollope made the trip from New Orleans to Memphis in 1828, she was surprised to find that most of the men on the boat were addressed by the title of general, colonel, or major.
		The architect Latrobe had the feeling that everyone he met in the South was either a captain, colonel, or general.
		The principal banker and the principal bookseller were both colonels, while the hotel keeper was a major.
	www.adena.com /adena/usa/cw/cw180.htm (459 words)

	Democracy Now! Col. Janis Karpinski, the Former Head of Abu Ghraib, Admits She Broke the Geneva Conventions But Says the Blame "Goes All the Way to The Top”
		She was demoted to colonel in May. She oversaw all military police in Iraq and was the first female ever to command soldiers in a combat zone.
		She is the only one of the generals to have been demoted for the scandal at Abu Ghraib for the torture.
		AMY GOODMAN: Once General Miller came and said the things that you objected to -- “Treat the prisoners like dogs” -- you knew, though, that the word had gone out, right, to the military intelligence and that the military police were supposed to be involved, at least in taking the prisoners to military intelligence.
	www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=05/10/26/1423248 (6250 words)

	00024.xml
		Israel Shreve served as both Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel of the Second New Jersey Regiment in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
		Most of the correspondence is between Shreve and other officers in George Washington's Continental Army, and was written while Shreve was Colonel of the Second Regiment of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War.
		Colonel Israel Shreve was born in 1739 in New Jersey.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/uhsc/00024.xml (1400 words)

	The British Army in Portugal and Spain
		[Wellesley was the Marshal General of the Portuguese army, appointed April 1809.] Two regiments, the 10th Regiment of two battalions and the 16th Regiment of two battalions [with a unit known as the 1st Portuguese Grenadiers formed from the Grenadier Coys of the 1/6th and 2/6th Regiment.
		Major General Mackenzie with his Brigade, Fane's Cavalry Brigade and May's Company R.A. under Baynes [light 6 pounders] were to remain on the line of the Tagus River and guard Abrantes to Santarem.
		Lieutenant General Payne was to command the cavalry.
	www.napoleon-series.org /military/battles/c_britarmy5.html (1228 words)

	general - Wiktionary
		Rank in the army and air force that is higher than colonel or brigadier, and is usually the highest rank group next to commander in chief, except in countries that use the rank of field marshal.
		a commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant general
		This page was last modified 20:16, 11 May 2006.
	en.wiktionary.org /wiki/General (129 words)

	The General's Comments
		(The General): "Pie plates, or as reflections in the atmosphere."
		(The General): "Honey and men- I have something awesome to reveal to you."
		(The General): "Men- our greatest fear is realized- we are under attack from superior consciousness."
	www.angelfire.com /md/k3ky/page23.html (411 words)

	Chief of General Staff Replaced by Deputy - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM
		Colonel-general Yuri Baluyevsky, a deputy for the chief of the General Staff, Anatoly Kvashnin, who handed in his resignation last week in connection with last month’s Ingushetia attacks, has, by presidential decree, taken his superior’s place, Interfax reported.
		introduced amendments to the law in early June, the General Staff lost that status, and was effectively reduced to an operative organ responsible for mobilization and operative planning.
		Another possible cause for Kvashnin’s decision was said to be a recent bill that considerably weakens the General Staff in comparison to the Defense Ministry.
	www.mosnews.com /news/2004/07/19/baluyevsky.shtml (805 words)

	The Vest Pocket Standby
		And she said, "Colonel, you're my idea of a perfect gentleman." Pretty little girl, - but her joints squeaked.
		(General indicates by a gesture that Captain and
		As I said to the General yesterday, blood will tell.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~dalbino/books/playshop/vest.html (1958 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Colonel-General -- Nov. 3, 1924
		Paul Henderson has at least two titles—Colonel, because he served with distinction in the Army and attained that rank; General, because he is Assistant Postmaster General, in charge of the Air Mail; and to such officials Washington tradition always grants the courtesy rank.
		Still young, though his forehead has climbed very high, with clear blue eyes and a square chin, Colonel-General Henderson has shown remarkable executive ability in developing the Air Mail service.
	www.time.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,736464,00.html (365 words)

	Text Only News
		Earlier, the Governor-General was represented at Brisbane International Airport at the departure from Australia of His Excellency Father Sir John Ini-Lapli, GCMG, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, by Colonel Dennis J Scanlan, CSM, RFD, ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
		On Sunday 23 November 2003, the Governor-General was represented at Brisbane International Airport at the arrival in Australia of His Excellency Father Sir John Ini-Lapli, GCMG, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, by Group Captain Kym Osley, CSC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
		On Tuesday 25 November 2003, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC, as Patron-in-Chief, hosted a reception for members of The Global Foundation and afterwards, at the Union Club, Sydney, attended a dinner as guest of honour of The Foundation.
	www.gg.gov.au /textonly.php?startdate=2003-11-1 (365 words)

	William Crawford Gorgas, Major General, United States Army
		The details of his office were in the hands of Colonel (later Major General) Robert E. Noble, who had served with him through many years of his Panama service.
		WILLIAM CRAWFORD GORGAS (October 3, 1854-July 3, 1920), Surgeon General, January 16, 1914-October 3, 1918, was the son of General Josiah Gorgas, a native of Pennsylvania who graduated from the United States Military Academy in the class of 1841.
		In the capital city of the Confederacy, young William spent the four stirring years of the war and with his mother saw the entrance of the Federal troops after his father accompanied General Lee in his evacuation of the city.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.com /wcgorgas.htm (365 words)

	Untitled
		He would serve under Colonel Charles McDowell, Captain James Richardson, Colonel Andrew Hampton, General Griffith Rutherford, Captain Peter Ford, Colonel Fredrick Hambright, Captain Barnett, Captain Norwood, Captain Wellborne, Captain Adam Hampton, Colonel Joseph McDowell, General Charles McDowell, Colonel James Dunlap, Captain Barton and General Benjamin Cleveland, Captain William Grey and Colonel James Dugan.
		James was successful in bringing Colonel Benjamin Cleveland and 350 men of Wilkes and Surry County North Carolina into strengthen the Colonial forces.
		Introduction: On the occasion referred to below, Lieutenant Allaire and the British soldiers under him were in hiding while they made good their escape from General Benjamin Cleveland after the Battle of King’s Mountain (North Carolina, near the South Carolina border) at which the Americans won a major battle and British General Ferguson was killed.
	joel.mize.home.comcast.net /genealogy/story2.htm (1123 words)

	10C335.txt
		General officers: title of office -STATUTE- An officer holding an appointment as a general officer in the Regular Army may be called a general officer in the Regular Army.
		121, related to effect of failure of a promotion-list officer considered for promotion to grade of captain, major, or lieutenant colonel under section 3299 of this title to be recommended for promotion, which officer was to be known as a "deferred officer".
		In addition, a general officer of the Regular Army in the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Veterinary Corps, Judge Advocate General's Corps, or the Chaplains, may be called a general officer of that branch.
	uscode.house.gov /download/pls/10C335.txt (1123 words)

	Army of the Potomac Order of Battle
		General Gabriel R. Paul; Colonel Samuel H. Leonard; Colonel Adrian R. Root; Colonel Richard Coulter; Colonel Peter Lyle; Colonel Richard Coulter
		General George J. Stannard; Colonel Francis V. Randall
		General John F. Reynolds; Maj. General Abner Doubleday; Maj. General John Newton
	www.nps.gov /gett/getttour/aporg.htm (1123 words)

	The Nation
		Speaking at the installation ceremony of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsanul Haq as first Colonel-in-Chief of Army Air Defence (AAD), the President lauded the role of AAD during war and the ten-month-long escalation period that the country had faced with its adversary.
		Vice Chief of the Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hyat, His Royal Highness Major General Shaikh Mohammad bin Esa Al- Khalifa, Commander Bahrain National Guards, Lt. General Khateer Hasan Khan and senior serving and retired officers were also present on the occasion.
		On arrival at the Corps Headquarters, accompanied by the Corps Commander Lieutenant General Syed Athar Ali, the President was received by Chief of Staff Brigadier Muhammad Mansha and was introduced to the staff officers.
	www.nation.com.pk /daily/dec-2004/19/index3.php (973 words)

	Army of the Potomac Order of Battle
		General Thomas L. Kane; Colonel George A. Cobham, Jr.
		General Gabriel R. Paul; Colonel Samuel H. Leonard; Colonel Adrian R. Root; Colonel Richard Coulter; Colonel Peter Lyle; Colonel Richard Coulter
		General Robert O. Tyler; Captain James M. Robertson
	www.nps.gov /gett/getttour/aporg.htm (973 words)

	nom-confn.txt
		Stanley E. Green, 4130, to be Lieutenant General PN216 ARMY Nomination for Gerald L. Dunlap, 1610, which nomination was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 15, 2005.
		Michael A. Hamel, 2699, to be Lieutenant General PN393 AIR FORCE Nomination for John J. Kupko II, 2722, which nomination was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 6, 2005.
		David W. Barno, 9794, to be Lieutenant General April 27, 2005 PN304 COAST GUARD Nominations beginning Curtis L. Sumrok, 2989, and ending Jed R. Boba, 0390, which 2 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 14, 2005.
	www.senate.gov /legislative/LIS/nominations/nom-confn.txt (973 words)

	Army of Northern Virginia Order of Battle
		General Alfred M. Scales; Lt. Colonel G. Gordon; Colonel W. Lee.
		General James J. Archer; Colonel Birkett D. Fry; Lt. Colonel Samuel G. Shepherd
		General Albert G. Jenkins; Colonel Milton J. Ferguson
	www.nps.gov /gett/getttour/anvorg.htm (973 words)

	William Francis Butler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was colonel on the staff in Egypt 1890 – 1892, and brigadier-general there until 1892, when he was promoted major-general and stationed at Aldershot, after which he commanded the southeastern district.
		He served with the same general in the Zulu War (brevet lieut.colonel), the campaign of Tel-el-Kebir, after which he was made an aide-de-camp to the queen, and the Sudan 1884 – 1885, being employed as colonel on the staff 1885, and brigadier-general 1885 – 1886.
		Sir William Butler was promoted lieutenant-general in 1900 and continued to serve until his retirement in 1905 when he went to live at Bansha Castle, County Tipperary where he died in 1910.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Francis_Butler (411 words)

	58th North Carolina Infantry, Confederate States Army
		Colonel McMahon was relieved of command his brigade and of the 63rd Virginia on September 13, 1863 by Major General Buckner.
		Colonel John Frazer was surrounded at Cumberland Gap, Major General Sam Jones at Abingdon was attempting to gather enough men to relieve the Cumber- land Gap, but was unsuccessful.
		Colonel John Herbert Kelly was born in 1840 in Pineapple, Alabama and was orphaned in childhood.
	members.aol.com /jweaver301/nc/58ncinf.htm (19717 words)

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