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  1. 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 ...

  2. As Captain General Royal Marines, Prince Harry was entitled to wear the rank insignia of a Field Marshal or Major General. Despite this, Prince Harry, at least on some occasions, wore the rank insignia of a Colonel , [4] [5] which is traditionally worn by some Colonels-in-chief in the British Army .

    No.
    Name(born–died)
    Title
    Term Of Office(took Office)
    1
    King George V(1865–1936)
    Colonel-in-Chief
    1 January 1901
    2
    King Edward VIII(1894–1972)
    Colonel-in-Chief
    23 March 1936
    3
    King George VI(1895–1952)
    Colonel-in-Chief
    11 December 1936
    3
    King George VI(1895–1952)
    Captain General
    8 October 1948
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    • The Monarch
  3. History of the Royal Marines. The history of the Royal Marines began on 28 October 1664 with the formation of the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot soon becoming known as the Admiral's Regiment. During the War of the Spanish Succession the most historic achievement of the Marines was the capture of the mole during the assault ...

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  5. 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 ...

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