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Board of Ordnance shield on part of Elizabeth Castle, Jersey. From the mid-17th century the Board of Ordnance began to be involved in the design, building and upkeep of forts, fortifications and various garrison buildings. Around the year 1635, a Francis Coningsby was appointed 'Commissary-General of all His Majesty's Castles in England and Wales'.
Board of Ordnance var en engelsk og senere britisk myndighet med ansvar for å designe, teste og produsere våpen for den britiske hæren og frem til 1830 for den britiske marinen. Den fikk også ansvar for produksjon av artilleritog og vedlikehold av kystfestninger, og produksjon av militære kart inntil Ordnance Survey tok over den oppgaven.
The Board of Ordnance was a British government body responsible for the supply of armaments and munitions to the Royal Navy (until 1830) and British Army. It was also responsible for providing artillery trains for armies and maintaining coastal fortresses and, later, management of the artillery and engineer corps. It also produced maps for military purposes, a function later taken over by the ...
Number of employees. ~80,000 [8] Website. www.ofb.gov.in. Ordnance Factory Board ( OFB ), consisting of the Indian Ordnance Factories, now known as Directorate of Ordnance ( Coordination & Services ), was an organisation, under the Department of Defence Production (DDP) of Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India. [9]
Formation. 1415–2013. The Master-General of the Ordnance ( MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 (except 1855–1895 and 1939–1958) with some changes to the name, usually held by a serving general. The Master-General of the Ordnance was responsible for all British artillery, engineers, fortifications, military ...
In 1776, the Board of War and Ordnance was established to oversee the conduct of the war. This board selected Benjamin Flower to be the Commissary General of Military Stores. Benjamin Flower was given the rank of Colonel and served in that capacity throughout the American Revolution.
1538-1888. The Surveyor-General of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance, a British government body, from its constitution in 1597. Appointments to the post were made by the crown under Letters Patent. His duties were to examine the ordnance received to see that it was of good ...
