General in chief
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General-in-chief has been a military rank or title in various armed forces around the world.
Key facts
- Military rank.name
- General in chief
- Military rank.image
- General-in-Chief (Venezuela).PNG
- Military rank.image_size
- 100
- Military rank.caption2
- Army and air force insignia
- Military rank.rank group
- General officer
- Military rank.formation
- 1823
- Military rank.lower rank
- Major general
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- France
- Russia
- United States
- Confederate States
- Venezuela
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General-in-chief has been a military rank or title in various armed forces around the world.
== France == In France, general-in-chief () was first an informal title for the lieutenant-general commanding over other lieutenant-generals, or even for some marshals in charge of an army. During the Revolution, it became a title given to officers of général de division rank commanding an army. The généraux en chef wore four stars on their shoulders boards opposed to the three of a général de division. The title of général en chef was abolished in 1812, re-established during the Restoration and ultimately abolished in 1848.
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