Editing Field marshal (section)

===France===
{{Main|Maréchal de camp}}

In the French army of the ''[[Ancien Régime]]'', the normal brigade command rank was field marshal (''maréchal de camp''). In 1793, during the [[French Revolution]], the rank of field marshal was replaced by the rank of brigade general. The rank insignia of field marshal was two stars (one-star being used for a senior colonel rank). The French field marshal rank was below [[lieutenant-general]], which in 1793 became [[divisional-general]]. In the title ''maréchal de camp'' and the English "field marshal", there is an etymological confusion in the French ''camp'' between the English words "camp" and "field". The French rank of field marshal should not be confused with the rank of [[Marshal of France]], which has been the highest rank of the [[French Army]] since the higher dignity of [[Marshal General of France]] was abolished in 1848 (although in theory it is not an actual rank but a "state dignity").