Major-general definitions

A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above brigadier general and below lieutenant general.
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One who holds this rank.
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An officer, with the insignia of two stars, ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general.
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A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier.
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Alternative spelling of major general.
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Sentence Examples

  • During the War of 1812 he was a major-general.

  • In October 1864 Schofield was sent to Tennessee to join Major-General G.

  • The Transvaal forms a distinct district command under a major-general.

  • In July 1866 he was appointed major-general in the regular army.

  • To capture this British garrison, later increased to 6000 men, the co-operation of about 10,000 men (mostly New England militia) under Major-General John Sullivan, and a French fleet carrying 4000 French regulars under Count D'Estaing, was planned in the summer of 1778.

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