# Colonel Powys — The Good Soldier character guide

> Colonel Powys in The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** a Powys, Colonel, old Colonel Powys

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i

## Who they are

A military friend of Edward's, part of the social circle in India.

## Relationships

### [Edward Ashburnham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_soldier_se/characters/edward_ashburnham)

_professional_

Colonel Powys is Edward's military superior and a figure of authority in his regiment.

### [Leonora Ashburnham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_soldier_se/characters/leonora_ashburnham)

_social_

A respectful acquaintance, with Colonel Powys offering Leonora advice on managing Edward's behavior.

### [John Dowell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_soldier_se/characters/john_dowell)

_social_

A distant social acquaintance, with Colonel Powys appearing as a peripheral figure in John's narrative.

### [Edward Ashburnham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_soldier_se/characters/edward_ashburnham)

_professional_

Colonel Powys is Edward's military superior and a figure of authority in his regiment.

### [Edward Ashburnham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_soldier_se/characters/edward_ashburnham)

_professional_

Colonel Powys is Edward's military superior and a figure of authority in his regiment.

### [Leonora Ashburnham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_soldier_se/characters/leonora_ashburnham)

_social_

A respectful acquaintance, with Colonel Powys offering Leonora advice on managing Edward's behavior.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_soldier_se/chapters/part-iii-iii)

Colonel Powys initiates the marriage arrangement between Edward and Leonora by writing to Colonel Ashburnham, seeking a match to ease his financial burdens.

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