Editing Captain general (section)

==== Vermont ====
The 1786 Constitution of Vermont, which became effective when [[Vermont Republic|Vermont was an independent country]] and continued in effect for two years after Vermont's [[admission to the Union]] in 1791, says "The Governor shall be captain-general and commander-in-chief of the forces of the State, but shall not command in person, except advised thereto by the Council, and then only as long as they shall approve thereof."<ref>Constitution of Vermont – July 4, 1786 {{cite web |url=http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/vt02.asp |title=Constitution of Vermont - July 4, 1786 |date=18 December 1998 |access-date=2015-09-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904015346/http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/vt02.asp |archive-date=2015-09-04 }}</ref> The language remained in the 1793 Constitution of Vermont.