Editing Captain general (section)

==Current usage as a military rank and dignity==

===Bolivia===
In [[Bolivia]], the [[President of Bolivia]] for the duration of his or her tenure in the office has the rank and dignity of Captain General as head of the Armed forces, despite being a civilian. He or she is responsible for the overall command of the forces.

===Commonwealth realms===
In the armies of various [[Commonwealth realm]]s, the term ''Captain General'' (Captain-General in Canada) is generally used when describing the ceremonial head of a corps or unit. [[Charles III]] serves as the Captain General of several artillery units in these realms, including the British [[Royal Artillery]] and the [[Honourable Artillery Company]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegunners.org.uk/blog/article/his-majesty-king-charles-iii/army-news|title=His Majesty Charles III|website=www.thegunners.org.uk|publisher=Royal Artillery Association|access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hac.org.uk/who-we-are/company|title=The Company|website=hac.org.uk|publisher=The Honourable Artillery Company|access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref> the [[Royal Australian Artillery]],<ref name=ausnz>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/australianartillery/posts/623757256609245?ref=embed_post|title=Excellent news to start the week!|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=3 February 2023|date=13 August 2023|author=The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery}}</ref> the [[Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery]],<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=CanadianArmy|number=1689996398777741312|title=Today, His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada, has graciously announced that he will adopt the Royal Appointment of Captain General of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery.|access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref> and the [[Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery]].<ref name=ausnz/> In addition to artillery units, Charles III also serves as the Captain General for the British [[Royal Marines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forces.net/services/royal-marines/king-charles-takes-over-prince-harry-captain-general-royal-marines|title=King Charles takes over from Prince Harry as Captain General of the Royal Marines|date=28 October 2022|access-date=3 February 2024|website=www.forces.net|publisher=BFBS}}</ref>

One other appointment of Captain General is in the [[Royal Company of Archers]] (The King's Body Guard for Scotland), a position currently held by the Duke of Buccleuch.

===Chile===
If the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Head of State are reunited in the same person, they are promoted to the permanent military rank of ''Captain General'' ({{Langx|es|capitán general}}). It has only happened three times in Chile's history ([[Bernardo O'Higgins]], [[Ramón Freire]] and [[Augusto Pinochet]]). Current electoral provisions (as of 2008) forbid the Commander-in-Chief becoming president.

===Spain===
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In Spain, the title Captain General (''capitán general'') is the highest military rank, and has since 1999 been exclusively borne by the [[Spanish monarch]] (currently [[Felipe VI of Spain|Felipe VI]]).