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General Officer and his Adjutant, 1807 (c)

Coloured aquatint by John Hill after John Augustus Atkinson. Published by William Miller and J Walker, London, 1 January 1808.

A general's adjutant was normally a captain or major and acted as his personal staff officer, organising the command, administration and discipline of the force under a general's control.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1978-11-83--2

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-83--2