Maréchal de camp
Maréchal de camp (sometimes incorrectly translated as field marshal) was a general officer rank used by the French Army until 1848.[1]
The rank originated from the older rank of
Background and history
The maréchal de camp rank was the junior of the two officer general ranks of the French Army, the senior being lieutenant general. The rank of brigadier was intermediate between those of colonel and maréchal de camp, but was not considered a general officer rank. Nevertheless, when rank insignia were introduced in the 1770s, the brigadier insignia was one star on each epaulette, that of the maréchal de camp two stars. However the maréchal de camp was entitled a general's uniform, the brigadier des armées du roi still wore his regiment's uniform.
When the rank of brigadier was abolished in 1788, maréchals de camp assumed command of
See also
References
- ^ Colby, Frank Moore; Talcott Williams; Herbert Treadwell Wade (1922). The New International Encyclopædia. Dodd, Mead and company. p. 532.