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The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force. As of 1 January 2024, the British Army comprises 75,166 regular full-time personnel, 4,062 Gurkhas, 26,244 volunteer reserve ...
Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. The rank of captain in the Royal Navy is considerably more senior (equivalent to the Army/RM rank of colonel) and ...
Red coat, also referred to as redcoat or scarlet tunic, is a military garment formerly much used by British infantrymen, so customarily that the term became a common synecdoche for the soldiers themselves. The red coat was widely (though not exclusively) used by the infantry units of the British military, including the British Army and Royal ...
L. Lance corporal. Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines) Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom) Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)
Lord Roberts was promoted to second captain in 1860 and substantive captain in 1868. There is some speculation of mine on his talk page under "Victorian Ranks" as to what on earth a "second captain" was. Perhaps somebody with detailed knowledge of the Victorian Army could enlighten us.Paulturtle 05:09, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
Captain ( Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Captain in the Royal Navy is considerably more senior (equivalent ...
Royal Marines Armoured Support Group (gepanzerte Unterstützungskompanie), Yeovilton (Somerset) Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines (Logistikbataillon), Chivenor (Devon) 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines (539. Landungsbootstaffel) (ausgebildet für Binnenoperationen) Royal Marines (2003) Von der British Army
