Editing Captain general (section)

=== United States ===
In the Thirteen [[United Colonies]] and, later, the United States of America, during the [[American Revolutionary War]], [[George Washington]] was the "Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the Forces."<ref>{{cite book |author1=Washington, George |author1-link=George Washington |editor1-last=Chase |editor1-first=Philander D. |title=The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 3, 1 January 1776 – 31 March 1776 |date=1988 |publisher=University Press of Virginia |location=Charlottesville |pages=501–502 |url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-03-02-0373 |access-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925065955/https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-03-02-0373 |archive-date=25 September 2021 |chapter=Proclamation on the Occupation of Boston}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Soldiers of the Maryland Division |editor1-last=Chase |editor1-first=Philander D. |title=The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 20, 8 April – 31 May 1779 |date=2010 |publisher=University Press of Virginia |location=Charlottesville |pages=22–23 |url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0021 |access-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920141335/https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |chapter=To George Washington from Soldiers of the Maryland Division, 9 April 1779}}</ref> George Washington is the only general in the United States to be referred to as "Captain-General" of the armed forces.

==== Connecticut ====
In Connecticut, the state Constitution of 1965 states that the Governor is also the Captain General of the [[Connecticut State Militia]].

==== Rhode Island ====
In Rhode Island, the Governor holds two different military titles. According to Article IX, section 3 of the Rhode Island Constitution, the Governor holds the titles of "captain-general" and "Commander-in-Chief".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/RiConstitution/C09.html |title=Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |access-date=19 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818005134/http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/RiConstitution/C09.html |archive-date=18 August 2011 |work=[[State of Rhode Island]] General Assembly |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== 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.