Captain General (Spanish: Capitán General) has been the highest rank in the Spanish Army (Ejército de Tierra) since the 18th century. A five-star rank...
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term "Captain General" started to appear in the 14th century, with the meaning of Commander in Chief of an army (or fleet) in the field, probably the first...
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Captain in the U.S. Army (USA), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), and U.S. Space Force (USSF) (abbreviated "CPT" in the USA and "Capt" in...
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equivalent to an admiral of the fleet in many nations, a captain general of the Spanish Army or an Captain general of the Air Force in the Spanish Air and Space...
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general or to a field marshal five-star rank (NATO OF-10). The rank of general came about as a "captain-general", the captain of an army in general (i...
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General of the Army (Spanish: General de Ejército), also called Army General, is a four-star general officer and the second highest possible rank in the...
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The army rank of captain (from the French capitaine) is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers...
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Army general is the highest ranked general officer in many countries that use the French Revolutionary System. Army general is normally the highest rank...
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capitain general of the Spanish Army or the Navy. This rank is reserved to the monarch as Commander-in-chief. An Air captain general's insignia consists of two...
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General of the Armies of the United States, more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the highest military rank in the United States. The...
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to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general (or colonel general) and above major general; it is...
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General of the army is a military rank used to denote a senior military leader, usually a general in command of a nation's army. This rank is higher than...
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Tomás de Zumalacárregui (redirect from Tomás de Zumalacárregui, 1st Duke of the Victory of the Amezcoas)
officer who lead the Carlist faction as Captain general of the Army during the First Carlist War. He was occasionally nicknamed the "Wolf of the Amezcoas",...
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Aides-de-camp (mostly with the rank of captain) to officers of general grades wore a green sash. Later on in the war, the Continental Army established its own...
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Captain General Royal Marines is the ceremonial head of the Royal Marines. The current Captain General is King Charles III. This position is distinct from...
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Captain general, the top Army officer rank, is used by various countries: Australia Captain general is used when describing the ceremonial head of the...
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Listed in the table below are the insignia—emblems of authority—of the British Army. Badges for field officers were introduced in 1810 and the insignia...
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under General Tinio. Colonel Manuel Sityar – Half-Spanish Director of Academía Militar de Malolos. A former captain in the Spanish colonial army who defected...
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as the chief and general commissary of the Papal Army. A number of such offices under many titles were used as ministers of war by popes, the captain general...
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Military rank (redirect from Ranks of the army)
troops. As armies grew larger, composed of multiple companies, one captain was granted general (overall) authority over the field armies by the king. (National...
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is equal to the army rank of colonel and air force rank of group captain. Equivalent ranks worldwide include ship-of-the-line captain (e.g. France, Argentina...
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designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution. The Army is the oldest branch of the U.S. military and the most senior in order of precedence...
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distinction being the placement of the word Rikugun (army) or Kaigun (navy) before the rank. Thus, for example, a captain in the navy shared the same rank designation...
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1981 Spanish coup attempt (category Juan Carlos I of Spain)
the king wearing the uniform of the Captain general of the Army (Capitán General de los Ejércitos), the highest Spanish military rank, to oppose the coup...
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The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly...
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into Lieutenants (Leutnante), Captains (Hauptleute), Staff Officers (Stabsoffiziere) and Admirals (Admiräle) or Generals (Generäle). NCOs are divided into...
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS), a four-star general, commands the army. The Army was established in August 1947 after Pakistan gained independence from the United...
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joins the army and is called "Miller", due to the British not being able to pronounce the birth names of the soldiers, but brands himself as "Captain Miller"...
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An army corps general or corps general is a rank held by a general officer who commands an army corps. The rank originates from the French Revolutionary...
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The Commanding General of the Philippine Army (CGPA) is the overall commander and highest ranking officer commissioned to serve in the Philippine Army...
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