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General George Milner (1760 - 1836) was a general officer of the British Army during the late eighteenth century. He was the son of Sir William Milner, 2nd Baronet.〔http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I62929&tree=Nixon〕 In 1776, he was appointed an Ensign in the 3rd Foot Guards, purchasing his lieutenantcy (nominal rank of captain) in 1778 and captaincy (nominal rank of lieutenant-colonel) in 1792. He served in Flanders through 1793 and 1794, being given the brevet rank of Colonel in 1796 and appointed as a Major-General in January 1801. From February 1800 to January 1802 he served on the staff in Jersey. In May 1801 he was appointed Major in the 3rd Guards, and Lieutenant-Colonel in January 1806, after which he retired. He was given the brevet rank of Lieutenant-General in 1808, and full general in 1819. He died in 1836.〔Joseph Haydn, ed. Horace Ockerby, ''The Book of Dignities'', 1894 (reprinted 1969), p. 860〕 ==References== *''The Royal Military Calendar, Or Army Service and Commission Book'', ed. John Philippart. p. 86-87, Vol II of V, 3rd edition, London, 1820. (Online edition at Google Books ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Milner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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