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Lieutenant general
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What's The Definition Of Lieutenant general?
[n] a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lieutenant general: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lieutenant general: See Also | general officer Lieutenant general In Webster's Dictionary \Lieu*ten"ant gen"er*al\ (j[e^]n"[~e]r*al).
An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a
major general.
Note: In the United States, before the civil war, this rank
had been conferred only on George Washington and (in
brevet) on Winfield Scott. In 1864 it was revived by
Congress and conferred on Ulysses S. Grant, and
subsequently, by promotion, on William T. Sherman and
Philip H. Sheridan, each of whom was advanced to the
rank of {general of the army}. When Sheridan was made
general (in 1888) the rank of lieutenant general was
suffered to lapse. See {General}.
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