231 general officers are there in the us army.
how many general officers are there in the us army?
231
the united states code explicitly limits the total number of general officers (termed "flag officers" in the navy and coast guard) that may be on active duty at any given time. the total number of active duty general officers is capped at 231 for the army, 62 for the marine corps, 198 for the air force, and 162 for the navy. no more than about 25% of a service's active duty general or flag officers may have more than two stars, and statute sets the total number of four-star officers allowed in each service. this is set at 7 four-star army generals, 9 four-star air force generals, 2 four-star marine generals, and 6 four-star navy admirals.
general (united states)
the hessian regiments were named for their formal commanding officers. since many general officers were also commissioned as colonels of regiments, they were often not present with the regiment, or were busy with their other duties even if the regiment fell under their higher-level command. since rall commanded the entire brigade, his regiment's operations were directed by its lieutenant colonel, as were the regiments of lieutenant generals wilhelm von knyphausen and friedrich wilhelm von lossberg, the second and third ranking general officers in the north american forces of hesse-kassel after lieutenant general leopold philip von heister.
order of battle of the battle of trenton