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Captain General (and its literal equivalent in several languages) is a high military rank and a gubernatorial title. rank. ...
For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ...
Army The rank, formerly relatively common within various European forces, usually ranking above a Lieutenant General, at the current level of a full General. Nowadays its usage in Britain has largely died out, although it still applies to certain ceremonial positions, such as the Captain General of the Royal Marines, almost exclusively held by members of the Royal Family. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
The Captain General Royal Marines is the ceremonial head of the Royal Marines. ...
The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ...
Members of the royal family shared amongst the Commonwealth Realms. ...
The rank of Captain General was first created when the term "general" was added to certain leading officers on the battlefields of Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to denote the most senior soldier of a certain rank in any given formation. The first such general rank was that of Sergeant-Major General (since shortened to Major General), followed by Lieutenant General and Captain General. An even higher rank, Colonel General also existed but has been abolished in most armies. (Arguably, it survives in the ceremonial rank of Colonel-in-Chief.) ...
Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ...
Colonel General is a senior military rank which is used in some of the world’s militaries. ...
In the British and other Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its (usually Royal) patron. ...
The rank of Captain is located between Lieutenant and Major. As such, it follows that the rank of Captain General was considered senior to Lieutenant General - the word "captain" was simply dropped over time, as with (Sergeant-) Major General, hence the apparent disparity between the structure of the general ranks and field grade ranks. Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ...
Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ...
Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ...
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ...
For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ...
In the modern British Army, and the armies of various Commonwealth nations, the term Captain General is used exclusively when describing the ceremonial head of the artillery corps. As such, HM The Queen is the Captain General of the Honourable Artillery Company, Royal Artillery, Royal Canadian Artillery, Royal Australian Artillery and Royal New Zealand Artillery. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders - Queen Elizabeth II - Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment - Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926 - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931 - London Declaration 28 April 1949 Area - Total...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...
Armorial bearings of the HAC, granted in 1821 The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior[2] in the Territorial Army [3] . // The HAC can trace its history as far back as 1296, but it received a Royal Charter...
Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army. ...
UBIQUE (Everywhere) and QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT (Whither Right And Glory Lead) History The Royal Canadian Artillery regiment is older than Canada itself. ...
UBIQUE (Everywhere) and QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT (Whither Right And Glory Lead) The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery is descended from the original colonial artillery units prior to Australias federation. ...
Cap badge of the RNZA The Royal New Zealand Artillery forms the artillery section of the New Zealand Army. ...
In Spain, the title Captain General (capitán general) is the highest military rank, corresponding to Field Marshal in other armies. It is traditionally reserved for the king (or, Francisco Franco, during the latter's dictatorship.) Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ...
General Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 - November 20, [1] 1975), commonly abbreviated to Francisco Franco (pron. ...
Navy A much older usage of the term Captain General arose in the Spanish Navy of the 16th century. A Capitán-General (General Captain) was appointed by the king as the leader of a fleet (although the term 'squadron' is more appropriate, as most galleon fleets rarely consisted of more than a dozen vessels, not counting escorted merchantmen). The fleet second-in-command was the 'almirante' (admiral), an officer appointed by the capitan-general and responsible for the seaworthiness of the squadron.[1] The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ...
A Captain General can also be:
Currently in the United Kingdom the ceremonial head of the Royal Marines is the Captain-General, currently HRH Prince Philip. A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ...
For discussion of the rank of Colonel-Commandant, see Brigadier. ...
Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...
This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
General of the Army is a military rank used in some countries of the world to denote a senior military leader, usually a General in command of a nations Army. ...
The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ...
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten), styled HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (born June 10, 1921), is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ...
Administrative positions The term "captain general" can also be used to translate Spanish capitán general or Portuguese capitão-mor, administrative titles used in the Spanish Empire and the Portuguese Empire, especially in the Americas. Each was in charge of a captaincy. Capital Toledo (until 1561) Madrid (after 1561) Language(s) Spanish Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy Monarch - 1516-1556 Charles I - 1886-1898 Alfonso XIII¹ Regent - 1886-1898 Maria Christina History - Discovery of America 1402 - Conquest of the Aztec Empire 1519-1521 - Conquest of the Inca Empire 1532–1537 - Spanish-American...
Maximum extent of Portuguese colonial possessions in the 16th century. ...
World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ...
It has been suggested that Captaincy General, Captaincies of Brazil be merged into this article or section. ...
In the Spanish Empire Capitán General was a title given to the Spanish military governor of a province of the Spanish Empire. Later Capitán General became the highest military rank in the Spanish Army, traditionally reserved for the king. Francisco Franco of Spain and Augusto Pinochet of Chile held the rank during their dictatorships. The Bolivian president also becomes automatically the rank of "Captain General of the Bolivian armed forces"(five star General) after designation. Capital Toledo (until 1561) Madrid (after 1561) Language(s) Spanish Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy Monarch - 1516-1556 Charles I - 1886-1898 Alfonso XIII¹ Regent - 1886-1898 Maria Christina History - Discovery of America 1402 - Conquest of the Aztec Empire 1519-1521 - Conquest of the Inca Empire 1532–1537 - Spanish-American...
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The Spanish Army (Ejército de Tierra in Spanish; literally, Land Army) is one branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, in charge of land operations. ...
The Coat of Arms of the King of Spain The Spanish monarchy, referred to as the Crown of Spain (Corona de España) in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, is the office of the King or Queen of Spain. ...
General Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 - November 20, [1] 1975), commonly abbreviated to Francisco Franco (pron. ...
Captain General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte[1] (November 25, 1915 – December 10, 2006) was President of Chile from 1974 to 1990. ...
In the Portuguese Empire Capitão-mor (plural capitães-mores), sometimes also capitão-donatário, was the hereditary title and office given by the Portuguese Crown to noblemen granted the rule of captaincies in the territories of the Portuguese Empire, most importantly in Terra de Vera Cruz (modern Brazil). They held absolute powers in their lands, subject only to the Crown, and were given the task of settling and colonizing their respective domains. Anthem A Portuguesa Capital (and largest city) Lisbon Official languages Portuguese1 Government Parliamentary democracy - President AnÃbal Cavaco Silva - Prime Minister José Sócrates Formation June 24, 1128 - Founding of the first County of Portugal 868 - Battle of São Mamede June 24, 1128 - Kingdom 25 July 1139 - Recognized 5...
Maximum extent of Portuguese colonial possessions in the 16th century. ...
Terra de Vera Cruz was the second name of the Portuguese colonies in South America that later became Brazil. ...
In Brazil, most of these settlements failed, and their nominal dominions were actually haphazardly settled by colonists and Jesuit Reductions, and ultimately the land was incorporated first into the only succeeding Capitanias, São Vicente and Pernambuco, which then became the Viceroyalty of Brazil and the Viceroyalty of Grão-Pará. The absolute power of the Capitães-Mor was continued, in Brazil, by the tradition of Coronelism that endures to this day in the northeast of that nation. The Jesuit Reductions were a particular version of the general Spanish colonial strategy of building reducciones de indios in order to civilise and catechise the native populations of South America. ...
For other uses, see São Vicente (disambiguation) São Vicente (Crioulo: Sanvicente or Sanvcênt) is one of the Barlaventos islands of the Cape Verde. ...
Flag of Pernambuco See other Brazilian States Capital Recife Largest City Recife Area 98,281 km² Population - Total - Density 7,918,344 80. ...
The Portuguese Viceroyalty of Brazil encompassed not even the majority of current Brazil. ...
The vice-kingdom of Grão-Pará was one of the two Portuguese vice-kingdoms in South America, corresponding to todays North Brazil. ...
In fiction In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Boromir is considered to be a captain general of Gondor. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor, best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ...
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ...
Boromir is a supporting character in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ...
Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ...
In the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, "Captain-General" is the highest rank of the Ever Victorious Army of Seanchan, excepting only the rank of Marshal-General, which may be temporarily assigned to a Captain-General given the command of a war. In addition, Captain-General is also the title of both the leader of the Queen's Guard of Andor and the head of the Green Ajah of the Aes Sedai. This article is about a fantasy series. ...
For other persons named Robert Jordan, see Robert Jordan (disambiguation). ...
In the BattleTech universe, Captain-General is the title of the military and political leader of the Free Worlds League. Since the 25th century, Captain-Generals have been members of the Marik family. BattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise, launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. ...
References - ^ "Spanish Galleon: 1530 - 1690" by Angus Konstam, copyright 2004 Osprey Publishing, Ltd.
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