Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer was the regiment's first permanent commander and, like such generals as George S. Patton and Terry De La Mesa Allen in their rise to military prominence, Custer was a believer in blood and guts warfare.

After the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run and the retirement of the aged Winfield Scott in late 1861, Lincoln appointed Major General George B. McClellan general-in-chief of all the Union armies.

President Lincoln rejected two geographically limited emancipation attempts by Major General John C. Frémont in August 1861 and by Major General David Hunter in May 1862, on the grounds that it was not within their power, and it would upset the border states loyal to the Union.

* 1985 – The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.

* 1942 – Major General Eugene Reybold of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the " Development of Substitute Materials " project, better known as the Manhattan Project.

* 1862 – American Civil War: Major General J. E. B.

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* Also the Bavarian Major General and War Minister Moritz Ritter von Spies ( 1805 – 1862 ) was born in Ansbach.

* Land Forces: Major General Stefan Vasilev

* Air Force: Major General Konstantin Popov

As the English battalions descended the gentle slope of the Petite Gheete valley, struggling through the boggy stream, they were met by Major General de la Guiche ’ s disciplined Walloon infantry sent forward from around Offus.

Essex left Sir Philip Skippon, his Sergeant Major General of Foot, in command while he himself escaped to Plymouth in a fishing boat.

Major General William Rupertus, USMC — commander of 1st Marine Division — predicted the island would be secured within four days.

Major General Robert Ford, then Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland, ordered that 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment ( 1 PARA ) should travel to Derry to be used to arrest possible rioters during the march.

* Deputy Chief of the General Staff-Director of JOC ( Operations Commander ): Major General Josef Prokš

* Support Policy Division: Director Major General Pavel Jevula

* 1864 – American Civil War: Franklin-Nashville Campaign – Battle of Nashville – Major General George H. Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.

Reformers were led by Democratic Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, who favored modification ( but ultimately voted for the defense authorization bill with the gay ban language ), and Barry Goldwater, a former Republican Senator and a retired Major General, who argued on behalf of allowing service by open gays and lesbians.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia.

* 1862 – American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside.

His grandfather and father, both named Edward Francis Vereka Ventris, reached the ranks of Major General and Lieutenant Colonel, respectively.

According to The British Army Website, the insignia was designed by Major Edward Seago in May, 1942.

However, Edward Heath, John Major and Tony Blair did not accept peerages of any kind, although Mr. Heath and Mr. Major were later appointed as Knights of the Garter.

Nelson-Williams succeeded the retiring Major General Edward Sam M ’ boma on 12 September 2008.

It has been dismissed by some ( most notably John Major ) and presaged with Edward II's " Creag " ( 1300 ) by others.

They chose Major General Edward Braddock to lead the expedition.

The place, known as Owen's Ordinary, took on greater prominence when, on April 14, 1755, Major General Edward Braddock stopped at Owen's Ordinary on a start of a mission from George Town ( now Washington, D. C .) to press British claims of the western frontier.

In the period between 27 November and 13 December 1950, 30, 000 United Nations ( UN ) troops ( nicknamed " The Chosin Few ") under the command of Major General Edward Almond were encircled by approximately 67, 000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shi-Lun.

It was attended by Prince Charles, former Prime Ministers Edward Heath, James Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher, then Prime Minister John Major and future Prime Minister Tony Blair.

He was sent with the regiment to America in 1754 for service in the French and Indian War under Major General Edward Braddock.

Peter Edward Rose ( born April 14, 1941 ), nicknamed " Charlie Hustle ", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager.

* Major Edward Bowes ( 1874 – 1946 ), early radio star, he hosted Major Bowes ' Amateur Hour

In early 2008, Morales had a role in the CBS drama Jericho as Major Edward Beck.

The owner of the land was Major Edward Topham, a well known public figure, an-ex soldier, playwright and newspaper proprietor ; he publicised the find and exhibited the meteorite publically at Picadilly in London.

He was presented the Cross of the Distinguished Service Order for his heroism and given a commission as Major in the British Army by King Edward VII personally even though he declined to renounce his American citizenship.

James Edward " Jim " Rice ( born March 8, 1953 ), nicknamed " Jim Ed ", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.

A Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team was also named after him, the Rocket de Montréal, playing out of the Maurice Richard Arena ( in 2003 this team moved to Prince Edward Island becoming the P. E. I.

One of the leading British air aces, Major Edward " Mick " Mannock, was killed by ground fire on 26 July 1918 while crossing the lines at low level, an action he had always cautioned his younger pilots against.

When the War of 1812 ended, all the British forces left West Florida except for Major Edward Nicolls of the Royal Marines.

The post at Fort Jones was established by its first commandant, Captain ( brevet Major ) Edward H. Fitzgerald, E Company, 1st U. S. Dragoons.

Major William Cogswell, son of Edward Cogswell, was elected the town's first selectman.

* Edward Bowes ( 1874 – 1946 ), creator and host of Major Bowes Amateur Hour.

* Major Sir Edward Atkinson KCB CBE