Editing Captain general (section)

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Since the 17th century the title Captain General has been in use in England for the titular head of the [[Honourable Artillery Company]]<ref name="HAC">{{cite web |title=Relationship between the Active Unit and the Company |url=https://www.hac.org.uk/home/about-the-hac/who-we-are/relationship-between-the-active-unit-and-the-compa/ |website=The Honourable Artillery Company |access-date=8 December 2018}}</ref> and in Scotland for the senior officer of the [[Royal Company of Archers]].<ref name="Paul1875">{{cite book |last1=Paul |first1=Sir James Balfour |title=The History of the Royal Company of Archers: The Queen's Body-guard for Scotland |date=1875 |publisher=WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS |location=EDINBURGH AND LONDON |page=[https://archive.org/details/historyroyalcom00paulgoog/page/n51 35] |url=https://archive.org/details/historyroyalcom00paulgoog}}</ref>

In 1947 the position of Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Marines was changed by its incumbent, King [[George VI]], to that of [[Captain General Royal Marines]]; likewise, the position of Colonel-in-Chief of the [[Royal Regiment of Artillery]] was changed by its incumbent, George VI, to Captain General.

The formal head of the Combined Cadet Force is also titled Captain General.