Editing Field marshal (section)

===Portugal===
{{main|List of Marshals of Portugal}}
In the [[Portuguese Army]], the rank of ''marechal de campo'' was created in 1762, as the most junior general officer rank. Hierarchically, it was ranked between ''tenente-general'' (lieutenant-general) and ''brigadeiro'' (brigadier), this last one not being considered a general rank, but a kind of [[senior colonel]].

In Portugal, the ranks of ''marechal-general'' (marshal-general) and ''marechal do Exército'' (marechal of the Army) or simply ''marechal'' also existed. Distinctively from the rank of ''marechal de campo'', the ranks of ''marechal-general'' and ''marechal'' were the highest in the Portuguese Army, usually being reserved for the commanders-in-chief of the Army. Latter, the rank of ''marechal-general'' became reserved for the [[King of Portugal|monarch]], as a mere honorary dignity.