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Captain general (and its literal equivalent in several languages) is a high military rank of general officer grade, and a gubernatorial title. The term...

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...

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...

The captain general of the Church (Italian: Capitano generale della Chiesa) was the de facto commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Papal States...

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...

general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general...

combined 10.5 years of these 18 Captains Regent). The Captains Regent are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council, and they usually belong...

execution from the Captain-General. Later on, Simoun goes to Manila and meets Quiroga, a wealthy Chinese businessman and aspiring consul-general for the Chinese...

Captain general of the Navy (Spanish: Capitán general de la Armada) is the highest naval officer rank of the Spanish Navy, rated OF-10 with the NATO ranking...

Captain General of the Air Force (Spanish: Capitán General del Aire or Capitán General del Ejército del Aire) is a five-star air force officer rank and...

governor-captain general based in Havana oversaw the administration of the new district. The local governors of the larger Captaincy General had previously...

Captain General of the Sea (Venetian: Capitano Generale da Mar) was the wartime commander-in-chief of the Venetian navy. The post of Captain General of...

of the port, dancing, singing, and throwing dust on his head. The captain-general [i.e., Magellan] sent one of our men to the giant so that he might...

Salvador, and Guatemala, and the Mexican state of Chiapas. The governor-captain general was also president of the Royal Audiencia of Guatemala, the superior...

The office of Captain General of Catalonia (Spanish: Capitán general de Cataluña; Catalan: Capità general de Catalunya) was created in 1713 by the Nueva...

free companies (capitani di ventura) and their transformation into captain generals fighting for the major powers during the struggle for political and...

abolished. Captain-general (c. 17th century): a full general. Sergeant-major-general (c. 17th century): shortened to major general. Captain-lieutenant...

major general. This was eventually shortened to major general, while captain general began to be addressed, depending on the military branch, as general of...

Cape Comorin. Afonso de Albuquerque was Captain-General of the latter. Jorge de Aguiar was made Captain-General of the former. A third high captaincy,...

Magellan himself died in battle in the Philippines and was succeeded as captain-general by a series of officers, with Elcano eventually leading the Victoria's...

appropriated to become the folkloric character of Captain Ludd, also known as King Lud or General Ludd, the Luddites' alleged leader and founder. It...

assisted by a Deputy Commandant General, with the rank of brigadier. This position is not to be confused with Captain General Royal Marines, the ceremonial...