Collection of Historical Ranks

[Bluehawk]

Russian naval ranks for 1798-1827, from the same source as the other Russian ranks in this thread.

Rankers
Матрос 2 статьи - Matros 2 stati - Seaman 2nd Class
Матрос 1 статьи - Matros 1 stati - Seaman 1st Class

Under-Officers
Квартирмейстер - Kvartirmeyster - Quartermaster
Боцманмат - Botsmanmat - Botswain's Mate
Боцман - Botsman - Botswain
Кондуктор - Konduktor - Conductor

Over-Officers
Мичман - Michman - Midshipman
Лейтенант - Leytenant - Lieutenant

Staff-Officers
Капитан-лейтенант - Kapitan-Leytenant - Captain-Lieutenant
Капитан 2 ранга - Kapitan 2 ranga - Captain of the 2nd Rank
Капитан 1 ранга - Kapitan 1 ranga - Captain of the 1st Rank*
Капитан-командор - Kapitan-Komandor - Captain-Commander (Commodore)
Контр-адмирал - Kontr-Admiral - Counter-Admiral (Rear Admiral)
Вице-адмирал - Vitse-Admiral - Vice-Admiral
Адмирал - Admiral - Admiral  (obviously)
Генерал-адмирал - General-Admiral - General-Admiral**

Some of these ranks are obviously positions on a ship that would only be filled by one or two people, yet are placed in a hierarchy for the purposes of pay, and so that on shore, they can fit within the army and civil ranking structures. Any regiment planning on using these ranks will have to exercise common sense in assigning them to their members. Where a rank contains "1", it is read as "первого" - "pervogo" and note that the г is pronounced like a в in this genitive suffix. Where a rank contains "2", it is read as "второго" - "vtorogo".

*Captain of the 1st Rank is equal in grade to the army Colonel, so a naval unit should not exceed this rank but be aware that Naval Infantry (Marines) regiments used army ranks, not naval ones (and their officers were often transferred from regular infantry regiments, army academies etc).
** This rank was vacant during the whole reign of Alexander I and isn't relevant to NW.

[Menelaos]

Grande Armée rank   Modern U.S. equivalent
Général de division,
Lieutenant général   Lieutenant General
Général de brigade,
Maréchal de camp (in 1815)   Major General
Adjudant-commandant   Brigadier General
Colonel   Colonel
Major   Lieutenant Colonel
Chef de bataillon or Chef d'escadron[51]   Major
Capitaine adjutant-major   Staff Captain
Capitaine   Captain
Lieutenant   First Lieutenant
Sous-lieutenant   Second Lieutenant
Non-commissioned officers
Adjudant sous-officier   Chief Warrant Officer
Adjudant-Chef   Warrant Officer
Adjudant   Sergeant-Major
Sergent-Major or Maréchal des logis Chef[51]   First sergeant
Sergent or Maréchal des Logis[51]   Sergeant
Caporal-Fourrier or Brigadier-Fourrier[51]   Company clerk/supply Sergeant
Caporal or Brigadier (Cavalry, Horse Artillery and Gendarmerie)[51]   Corporal
Soldat or Cavalier(Cavalry) or Canonnier(Artillery)   Private

It was missing a few in France.

[Dasvi2018]

Ok here is some greek ones

Stratigos - General
Antistratigos - Lieutenant General
Ypostratigos - Major General
Taxiarchos - Brigadier

Syntagmatarchis - Colonel
Antisyntagmatachis - Lieutenant Colonel
Tagmatarchis - Major

Lochagos - Captain
Ypolochagos - Lieutenant
Anthypolochagos - Second Lieutenant
Simaioforos - Ensign
Lochias - Sergeant
Dekaneas - Corporal
Ypodekaneas - Lance Corporal
Stratiotis - Private

Note: These ranks look like the modern ones because the ranks haven't been changed a lot since the Byzantines e.x Lochagos was the leader of a 100 men hoplite unit , the Loxos and his lieutenants were called ypolochagoi - literally sub-captains.

If you want naval ranks i can bring them. Just say it in the thread

Dasvi2018

EDIT : Added Simaioforos - Ensign

[Dealen]

Awesome Intel hope a lot of people will get a use out of this! 

[Blobmania]

I would suggest making the Naval CO and Naval NCO ranks as seperate columns, as there's so many of them.

[William Trumper-Jones]

British Naval Ranks:

Navy Ranks

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Officers

Admiral of the Fleet
Admiral
Vice Admiral
Rear Admiral
Commodore
Captain
Lieutenant (1st Lt, 2nd Lt, 3rdLt + 4th Lt, Dependant on size of vessel)
Sailing Master (Ranked as Lt)
Midshipman

Crew:

Purser
Carpenter
Cook
Bosun

Bosun's Mate
Sailor
Cabin Boy's

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Marine Ranks

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Officers

Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant

NCO's

Serjeant Major
Serjeant
Corporal

Enlisted

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[smothdude]

I believe in Sweden they had a rank called "Filthy".

I believe they were actually called "Scroungers"

Filthy Scroungers

[Riotblade]

Preettty helpful thanks!

[Dom13WorstNW]

Really nice job this will help a lot of new regiments

[Hekko]

I wish to register twocomplaints!

First of all, the UK cavalry NCO-ranks should be the same as for the infantry, the only ones to use Corporal of Horse and the variations thereof were the household cavalry.

Secondly, the translation/explanation of CdB for the French should be liuetenant colonel, because they had thesame job; leading batallions.

[sir Luca]

I have to disagree with what is written about Polish ranks.

• Private:
  • Infantry:
    • Fizylier- in central company;
    • Grenadier- in grenadier company;
    • Woltyżer- in light infantry company;
    • in Duchy of Warsaw army there were no Skirmishers;
  • Cavalry:
    • Ułan- in Lancers regiments;
    • Strzelec konny- in regiments of mounted riflemens;
    • Huzar- hussars regiments;
    • Kirasjer- cuirassier regiment;
  • Artillery:
    • Kanonier;
• Corporal:
  • Kapral- the same in Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery;
• Corporal First Class:
  • Kapral- furier- the same in Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery (french Caporal-Fourrier);
• Seargent:
  • Sierżant- in Infantry;
  • Wachmistrz- in Cavalry;
  • Ogniomistrz- in Artillery;
• Seargent Major:
  • In Infantry (we have two different names, each means the same):
    • Starszy Sierżant;
    • Sierżant Szef;
  • In the Cavalry and Artillery rank did not exist;
• Second Lieutenant:
  • Podporucznik- the same in Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery;
• First Lieutenant:
  • Porucznik- the same in Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery;
• Captain:
  • Kapitan- the same in Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery;
• Major:
  • Podpułkownik- the same in Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery- sometimes called Szef Batalionu (in Infantry) and Szef Szwadronu (in Cavalry);
• Lieutenant Colonel:
  • Major- the same in Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery;
• Colonel:
  • Pułkownik- the same in Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery;

Duchy of Warsaw did not have a Navy.

[Odysseus]

I'm pretty sure those Austrian Infantry ranks are a little off, pretty sure it goes like this:

Officer
Oberst
Oberstleutnant
Major
Hauptmann
Oberleutnant
Unterleutnant
NCO
Feldwebel
Korporal
Gefreiter
Enlisted
Füsilier / Grenadier

That's up to Colonel at least.

[Jocam]

Think this can use a bump

[Mr. Kochi]

Just a small detail. I actually found that during the early Napoleonic Wars (not sure when this was abolished, though), there used to be a rank in the British Army called "Captain-Lieutenant". The idea was that, since colonels didn't show up in battle very often, their companies were left without a commanding officer. Therefore, one of the lieutenants was promoted to acting-captain, with the rank being "Captain-Lieutenant".

However, he wasn't paid more money, and kept his uniform as it was. The only difference was his commanding role.

[Ililsa]

I wish to register twocomplaints!

First of all, the UK cavalry NCO-ranks should be the same as for the infantry, the only ones to use Corporal of Horse and the variations thereof were the household cavalry.

This. Though there was at least one, which was Troop Sergeant Major, previously Troop Quartermaster.