George Milner (British Army officer) explained

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.[1] In 1776, he was appointed an ensign in the 3rd Foot Guards, purchasing his lieutenancy (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.

George Milner and other members of the Milner family lived at Mickleham, Surrey.[2] He died in 1836.[3]

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  1. Web site: Archived copy . 19 September 2012 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225754/http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I62929&tree=Nixon . dead .
  2. Web site: NEWSLETTER Volume 7 – February 2020 . Mickleham & Westhumble Local History Group . 22 August 2022.
  3. Joseph Haydn, ed. Horace Ockerby, The Book of Dignities, 1894 (reprinted 1969), p. 860