Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance

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Member of Board of Ordnance (1545-1855)
Reports to Master-General of the Ordnance
Appointer Prime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term length Not fixed (typically 3–9 years)
Inaugural holder Sir Francis Fleming
Formation1545–1855

The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance [1] was a member of the British Board of Ordnance and the deputy of the Master-General of the Ordnance. The office was established in 1545, and the holder was appointed by the crown under letters patent. It was abolished in 1855 when the Board of Ordnance was subsumed into the War Office.

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List of Lieutenants-General of the Ordnance

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References

  1. Sainty, J. C. "Ordnance Lieutenant 1545-1855". Institute of Historical Research. University of London, May 2002. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. Raymond, James (2007). Henry VIII's Military Revolution: The Armies of Sixteenth-century Britain and Europe. Tauris Academic Studies. p. 177, 179. ISBN   978-1-84511-260-8.

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