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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)
Die Royal Marines sind die Marineinfanterie der britischen Royal Navy und Großbritanniens wichtigste Stütze für amphibische Operationen. Die Royal Marines sind einer von fünf kämpfenden Truppenteilen der Royal Navy, neben der Royal Navy Surface Fleet, dem Royal Navy Submarine Service, dem Fleet Air Arm und der Royal Fleet Auxiliary .
During the Second World War, a small party of Royal Marines were first ashore at Namsos in April 1940, seizing the approaches to the Norwegian town preparatory to a landing by the British Army two days later. The Royal Marines formed the Royal Marines Division as an amphibiously trained division, parts of which served at Dakar and in the ...
The rank of captain in the Royal Navy is considerably more senior (equivalent to the Army/RM rank of colonel) and the two ranks should not be confused. In the 21st-century British Army, captains are often appointed to be second-in-command (2IC) of a company or equivalent sized unit of up to 120 soldiers.
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 ...
During the beginning of the Second World War Marines were trained to defend ports however, due to a shortage of army units trained to take place in raids, Royal Marines were trained in this role. These Marines were trained in a variety of skills such as fighting in buildings and rock climbing. 17,000 Marines took place in D-Day.
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 ...
