Editing Adjutant general (section)

==France==
In Revolutionary [[France]], the {{lang|fr|adjudant-général}} was a senior staff officer, effectively an assistant to a general officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/France/Miscellaneous/c_Staff.html|title=Paul Thiébault and the Development of the French Staff system from Ancien Régime to the Revolution|access-date=8 June 2013}}</ref> It was a special position for lieutenant-colonels and colonels in staff service. Starting in 1795, only colonels could be appointed to the position. It was supplemented by the rank of {{lang|fr|adjudant-commandant}} in 1800. In 1803 the position was abolished and {{lang|fr|adjudants-généraux}} reverted to the rank of colonel.