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'''Marshal''' is a term used in several official titles in various branches of [[society]]. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of [[Middle Ages|Medieval]] Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated offices, such as in [[military rank]] and civilian [[law enforcement]].

In most countries, the rank of [[Field marshal|Marshal]] is the highest [[Army]] rank (equivalent to a five-star [[General of the Army (United States)|General of the Army]] in the [[United States]]).

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==Etymology==
''Marshal'' is an ancient [[loanword]] from [[Old French]] ''mareschal'' (cf. Modern French ''maréchal''), which in turn is borrowed from [[Old Frankish]] *''{{lang|frk|marskalk}}'' "stable boy, keeper, servant", attested by [[Medieval Latin]] ''mariscalcus'' from a [[Proto-Germanic]] ''*maraχskalkaz'' (cf. [[Old High German]] ''marahschalh'')<ref name="EnE">p. 93b-283a, T. F. Hoad, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology'' (Oxford University Press, 1993)</ref><ref name="Etl">{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/marshal |title=marshal |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=2018-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803131944/https://www.etymonline.com/word/marshal |archive-date=2018-08-03 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Chambers 20th Century Dictionary|editor=E. M. Kirkpatrick|publisher=W & R Chambers Ltd|location=Edinburgh|year=1983|page=772|isbn=0-550-10234-5}}</ref> being still evident in [[Middle Dutch]] ''maerscalc'', ''marscal'', and in modern Dutch ''maarschalk'' (="military chief commander"; the meaning influenced by the French use).

It is [[cognate]] with [[Old High German]] ''{{lang|goh|mar(ah)-scalc}}'' "id.", modern German ''(Feld-)Marschall'' (="military chief commander"; the meaning again influenced by the French use).<ref>{{cite book|title=Kluge, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache|editor= Elmar Seebold|editor-link=Elmar Seebold|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|location=Berlin&nbsp;– New York|year= 2002|edition=24th|page=1112|isbn=978-3-11-017473-1}}</ref>

It originally and literally meant "horse servant", a compound of ''*marha-'' "horse" (cf. English  ''mare'' and modern German ''Mähre'', meaning "horse of bad quality") and ''*skalk-'' "servant" (cf. Old English ''sċealc'' "servant, retainer, member of a crew" ) <ref name="EnE"/><ref name="Etl"/> and outdated German ''Schalk'', meaning "high-ranking servant".<ref>Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, Deutsches Wörterbuch, Leipzig 1854–1960, Vol. 12 Col. 1673 [http://germazope.uni-trier.de/Projects/WBB/woerterbuecher/dwb/wbgui?lemmode=lemmasearch&mode=hierarchy&textsize=600&onlist=&word=Marschall&lemid=GM01765&query_start=1&totalhits=0&textword=&locpattern=&textpattern=&lemmapattern=&verspattern=#GM01765L0 Online-Version] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021050746/http://germazope.uni-trier.de/Projects/WBB/woerterbuecher/dwb/wbgui?lemmode=lemmasearch&mode=hierarchy&textsize=600&onlist=&word=Marschall&lemid=GM01765&query_start=1&totalhits=0&textword=&locpattern=&textpattern=&lemmapattern=&verspattern=#GM01765L0 |date=2016-10-21 }}</ref> This "horse servant" origin is retained in the current French name for ''[[farrier]]'': ''maréchal-ferrant''.

The late Roman and Byzantine title of ''[[comes stabuli]]'' ("count of the stables") is similar in meaning, which became the Old French ''{{lang|fro|conestable}}'' and modern ''connétable'', and, borrowed from the Old French, the English word ''[[constable]]''.<ref name="EnE"/> Finally, in Byzantium, a marshal with elevated authority, notably a borderlands military command, was also known as an ''[[exarch]]''.

==Military==
{{see also|Field Marshal}}
In many countries, the rank of marshal, cf. [[field marshal]], is the highest [[army]] rank, outranking other [[general officer]]s. The equivalent [[navy]] rank is often [[admiral of the fleet]] or [[grand admiral]].

Marshals are typically, but not exclusively, appointed only in [[war]]time. In many countries, especially in [[Europe]], the special symbol of a marshal is a [[baton (symbol)|baton]], and their insignia often incorporate batons.

In some countries, the term "marshal" is used instead of "general" in the higher [[Air force officer ranks|air force ranks]]. The four highest [[Royal Air Force]] ranks are [[marshal of the Royal Air Force]], [[air chief marshal]], [[air marshal]] and [[air vice marshal]] (although the first named, which has generally been suspended as a [[peacetime]] rank, is the only one which can properly be considered a marshal).  The [[five-star rank]] of [[marshal of the Air Force]] is used by some [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] and [[Middle East]]ern air forces.

In the [[French Army]] and most National Armies modeled upon the French system, ''maréchal des logis'' ("marshal-of-lodgings") is a [[cavalry]] term equivalent to [[sergeant]].

Some historical rulers have used special "marshal" titles to reward certain subjects. Though not strictly military ranks, these [[Title of honor|honorary titles]] have been exclusively bestowed upon successful military leaders, such as the famous [[grand marshal]] of Ayacucho [[Antonio José de Sucre]]. Most famous are the [[Marshal of France|Marshals of France]] (''Maréchaux de France''), not least under [[Napoleon|Napoléon I]]. Another such title was that of ''[[Reichsmarschall]]'', bestowed upon [[Hermann Göring]] by [[Adolf Hitler]], although it was never a regular title as it had been "invented" for Göring who was the only titleholder in history. In [[England]] during the [[First Barons' War]] the title "[[Marshal of the Army of God and Holy Church]]" was bestowed upon [[Robert Fitzwalter]] by election.

Both the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Russia]] have [[army general]] as well as "marshal" in their rank system.

===Marshal ranks by country===
The following articles discuss the rank of marshal as used by specific countries:

* [[Marshal of Bolivia]]
* [[Marshal (Brazil)]]
* [[Marshal of the Realm (Denmark)]]
* [[Field marshal (Finland)|Marshal of Finland]]
* '''France'''
** [[List of Marshals of France|Marshal of France]] (includes [[Marshal of the Empire]], both equivalent to a six-star general)
** {{lang|fr|[[Maréchal des logis]]}} (equivalent to sergeant)
* [[Marshal of the German Democratic Republic]]
* '''Italy'''
** [[Marshal of Italy]]
** [[Marshal (Italy)]] – a [[warrant officer]] rank
* [[Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic]]
* [[Marshal of Peru]]
* [[Marshal of Poland]]
* [[List of Marshals of Portugal|Marshal (Portugal)]]
* [[Mareșal (Romania)]]
* '''Russia'''
** [[Marshal of the Russian Federation]]
** [[Marshal of the Soviet Union]]
** [[Chief marshal of the branch]] was used in five Soviet military branches: the air force, artillery, armoured troops, engineer troops, and signal troops.
** [[Marshal of the branch]] was used in five Soviet military branches&nbsp;– the air force, artillery, armoured troops, engineer troops, and signal troops. Marshal of the branch is considered equivalent to the rank [[general of the army (USSR)|general of the army]], which was used in the [[infantry]] and the [[Russian Naval Infantry|marines]].
* [[Marshal of the Realm (Sweden)]]
* [[Mareşal (Turkey)]]
* [[Marshal of the Royal Air Force]]
* '''Yugoslavia'''
** [[Vojvoda (Serbia and Yugoslavia)]]
** [[Marshal of Yugoslavia]]

===Marshal equivalents===
These ranks are considered the equivalent to a marshal:

* ''[[Chom Phon]]'' ([[Thailand]])
* [[General of the Army (United States)|General of the army]], [[Fleet Admiral (United States)|fleet admiral]] and [[general of the Air Force]] (United States)
* ''[[Arteshbod]]'' (Iran)
* ''[[Mushir]]'' (Arab countries)
* ''[[Protostrator]]'' (in [[Frankish Greece]], deriving from the [[Byzantine Empire]], likewise deriving from the post of "stable-master")
* ''[[Stratarches]]'' (modern Greece)
* ''[[Vojvoda#Military rank|Vojvoda]]'' ([[Kingdom of Serbia]] and [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]])
* ''[[Vrhovnik (rank)|Vrhovnik]]'' ([[Croatia]])
* ''[[Wonsu]]'' ([[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]])
* ''[[Yuan Shuai]]'' (modern China)
* ''[[Sima (office)|Sima]]'' (ancient China)
* ''[[Gensui (disambiguation)|Gensui]]'' (Japan)
* ''Nguyên soái'' ([[Vietnam]])

===Military police===
The name is also applied to the leader of military police organizations.
*[[Provost marshal]] – a term used in many countries
*[[United States Army Provost Marshal General|Provost Marshal General]] – head of the military police in the United States

==Ceremonial and protocol==
Usually in monarchies, one or several of the senior dignitaries wear the title of  ''Marshal'' or a compound such as ''Court Marshal'' (not related to [[court martial]], therefore usually called ''Marshal of the Court'' to prevent confusion) or more rarely ''Grand Marshal''.

The function of the ''Marshal of the Court'' varies according to national tradition, but frequently he is the chief of staff of the monarch's household (meaning the palace and other domains). Often,  the charge includes also the honorary privilege as chief of the protocol to announce formally the arrival of VIP guests at audiences, state dinners, and conferences in the monarch's premises. This office was often made [[hereditary]] in the high nobility, e.g., the English [[Earl Marshal]], or the Scots [[Earl Marischal]].

==Civilian==

The term is also used in more ordinary contexts, such as modern [[Procession|pageantry]]; for example, the ''grand marshal'' of a parade is often an honored guest or dignitary.

In the United States, many colleges and universities have marshals. In some cases, there is a single "faculty marshal," appointed to the post on a more or less permanent basis. In other cases, there are one or several faculty marshals, and often one or several student marshals appointed for a single occasion. In all cases, the post is one of honor given to a senior faculty member or outstanding student, and the functions are generally limited to leading processions or parts of processions during [[Graduation|commencement]] exercises, academic [[convocation]]s, [[encaenia]] and similar events. These marshals often carry [[Ceremonial mace|maces]], staffs or wands of office.

A chief usher at a large wedding is sometimes called a ''wedding marshal''.  In addition to coordinating other ushers in attending guests, the wedding marshal may be a messenger between parties to signal the impending start of the service or communicate delays.  In a church wedding, particularly a nuptial mass, these functions may be assumed by a [[verger]].  The wedding marshal is a position of honor and trust, often filled by a close friend or relative.

==Political==

===Dignitaries of Poland===
{{For|other historical uses of the word|Marszałek}}
Apart from its military uses, the Polish word ''marszałek'' (marshal) also refers to certain political offices:
*''Marszałek Sejmu'' and ''Marszałek Senatu'': the respective [[speaker (politics)|speakers]] of the lower house ([[Sejm]]) and upper house ([[Senate of Poland|Senate]]) of Poland's [[National Assembly (Poland)|parliament]], usually nominated by the governing party or [[coalition]];
*''Marszałek Województwa'' (voivodeship marshal): since 1999, the leader of the executive of a [[Voivodeships of Poland|voivodeship]] (one of Poland's 16 provinces), elected by the regional assembly ([[Voivodeship sejmik|sejmik]]), and co-existing with the government-appointed [[voivode]] (governor).

===Demonstration marshal===

Demonstration marshals, also called [[steward (disambiguation)#Positions or roles|stewards]], are used by the organizers of large or controversial [[Demonstration (people)|demonstrations]], rallies and [[protest]]s, to help ensure the safety of the participants.<ref name="OCSE2007">Belyaeva et al. (2007) ''[http://www.osce.org/odihr/73405 Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly]'', published by OSCE's [[Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights]]. Alternative [http://www.venice.coe.int/docs/2008/CDL(2008)062-e.asp#_ednref148 version] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625111641/http://www.venice.coe.int/docs/2008/CDL(2008)062-e.asp |date=2010-06-25 }}</ref><ref name="Bryan06">Bryan, Dominic ''[http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/berghahn/antiac/2006/00000013/F0020001/art00005?crawler=true The Anthropology of Ritual: Monitoring and Stewarding Demonstrations in Northern Ireland]'', ''Anthropology in Action'', Volume 13, Numbers 1–2, January 2006, pp.22–31(10)</ref> They are especially important for preventing infiltration by [[agents provocateurs]].

==Sports==

===Racing and other competitions===<!-- This section is linked from [[Alain Prost]] -->
In [[motorsport]]s, such as [[auto racing]], [[motorcycle racing]], and [[rallying]], the [[track marshal]]s wave the [[racing flags]] and assist crashed or broken-down vehicles and their drivers, while pit marshals watch over the procedures in the pits, and [[fire marshal]]s assist in the event of a fire on the track or in the pit. The [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] provides general rules and recommendations on marshalling.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (International Automobile Federation) |author1-link=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile |title=Appendix H To the International Sporting Code |url=http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1653003624__Appendix_H_a.pdf |website=fia.org |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050526070504/http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1653003624__Appendix_H_a.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2005 |language=fr, en |format=PDF}}</ref> In the [[1977 South African Grand Prix]], [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix]], [[2000 Italian Grand Prix]], [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]], and [[2013 Canadian Grand Prix]], track marshals were victims of fatal accidents.

In some organized competitions, such as the endurance competition "[[Tough Guy]]," officials seeing to the observance of the rules are styled marshals. In [[road running]] races, in particular, ''course marshals'' enforce rules of competition and assist runners as needed.

==Games==
The marshal is the highest playing piece in the board game ''[[Stratego]]''.

==Law enforcement==

The word ''[[Marshalcy (disambiguation)|Maréchaussée]]'' derives from the French word ''Maréchal'' (plural ''Maréchaux''), which was the second highest military charge in feudal France after ''Connétable'' ([[Constable]]), the military [[Constable of France|Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Armed Forces]] until 1627, when the charge of Constable was abolished. The Constable and the Marshals had also jurisdictional powers, at first only over members of the armed forces.  The additional conferring of police powers led to the creation of the "Corps of the ''Maréchaussée''" ("Marshalcy"; the forerunner of the modern ''Gendarmerie'') and to an Ancien Régime Court of Justice called the "Tribunal of the [[Constable of France|Constable]] and the [[Marshal of France|Marshals of France]]" which was competent for judging military personnel and civilians alike in cases of petty violations of the law.

The term ''Maréchaussée'' was also used for the [[Continental Army]]'s military police during the [[American Revolution]].

In the present-day Netherlands, the ''[[Koninklijke Marechaussee]]'' ("Royal Marshalcy") is a national [[military police]] force with civilian competences, similar to the French ''[[Gendarmerie nationale]]''.

==United States==<!-- This section is linked from [[Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States]] -->
In the United States, ''marshal'' is used particularly for various types of law enforcement officers.

===Federal marshals===
====United States Marshals Service====
The [[United States federal courts|federal court system]] in the United States has 94 federal [[Judiciary|judicial]] districts, each with a court (with one or more [[judge]]s), a [[United States Attorney]] with assistants such as [[prosecutor]]s and government [[lawyer]]s and a marshal, appointed by the [[President of the United States|president]], in charge of federal law enforcement. The courts are part of the independent judicial branch of the government, while the marshals and U.S. attorneys are part of the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] in the [[Executive (government)|executive]] branch. The U.S. marshal for the district primarily oversees court security and has a unit of appointed deputies and special deputies. (Other law enforcement operations and the federal prison system are handled by other federal police agencies.) The [[Federal marshal|United States Marshals Service]] is a professional, [[civil service]] unit of [[federal police]], part of the system of marshals, made up of career law enforcement personnel rather than the appointed district marshals. The U.S. Marshals Service assists with court security and prisoner transport, asset forfeiture, serves [[arrest warrant]]s and seeks [[fugitive]]s.

====Federal Air Marshal Service====
The [[Federal Air Marshal Service]] is a separate armed federal law enforcement service employed to protect commercial [[airliner]]s from the threat of [[aircraft hijacking]]. These air marshals work for the [[Transportation Security Administration]] of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|U.S. Department of Homeland Security]].

====Marshal of the United States Supreme Court====
The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] maintains its own, separate [[Marshal of the United States Supreme Court]], who also controls the U.S. [[Supreme Court Police]], a [[security police]] service answerable to the court itself, rather than to the president or [[attorney general]]. It handles security for the Supreme Court building and for the justices personally, and undertakes whatever other missions the court may require or assign.

==={{anchor|State and local}}State and local marshals===
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In many U.S. states, marshals can be found acting at the state, local or [[Municipality|municipal]] level; marshals can be court [[bailiff]]s or [[Service of process|process servers]], or even fully sworn police officers. In some states, they may be sworn [[peace officer]]s, however their job is, in certain cases, entirely civil rather than criminal law enforcement. In other states, some communities maintain a Town or City Marshal who is responsible for all general law enforcement within the respective jurisdiction, as well as court duties, while others are strictly court officers. This is especially true in communities with both police and marshals. The position of marshal vastly differs from state to state. At least one local railroad servicing company's part-time public safety staff, which are both fire and police trained, is supervised by a chief marshal.

'''[[American Old West]]''' (for example, [[Arizona Territory]] and [[Texas]] of the 1880s): Marshals, usually called ''town marshals'' or ''city marshals'' (since the larger cities were often punctilious about their titles), were appointed or elected [[Chief of police|police officers]] of small communities, with powers and duties similar to those of a police chief; these powers generally ended at the border of the community. By contrast, federal marshals (U.S. marshals) worked in a larger territory, especially in pioneer country, and this area could potentially overlap with the state or territorial office of [[Sheriffs in the United States|county sheriff]] (who then, as now, policed communities, as well as areas between communities). The word ''marshal'' is still used in this sense, especially in the [[American Southwest]]. (''See'' [[List of Western lawmen]].) Town or city marshal is still the name for the head officer of some community police forces.

'''[[Arizona]]''':  Cities and towns decide whether to appoint or elect a marshal, or have the board, council, or [[city manager]] hire a [[chief of police]] as the top criminal law enforcement official for their jurisdiction (as in the town of [[Tombstone, Arizona|Tombstone]]). Marshals are elected by the trustees to serve a fixed term, and chiefs of police can be fired at will by whoever hired them, just like any other employee.

'''[[California]]''':  Several urban counties (including [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]], [[San Bernardino County, California]], and [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]]) once maintained separate county marshal's offices, which served as court officers similar to U.S. marshals or [[constables]], but mainly for the municipal court system. This system was abolished by state law in 2000, when the sheriffs of those counties announced that those counties' marshals would be absorbed into their departments. Therefore, many have been merged into or taken over by the local county sheriff's office, with the exceptions of [[Shasta County]] and [[Trinity County, California|Trinity County]] both located in Northern California. As of 2010, the marshal of [[San Benito County, California|San Benito County]] has been disbanded as an independent organization, with its employees becoming part of the sheriff's office. California also has fire marshals and deputy fire marshals, who may work for the State of California Fire Marshal's Office, or various county, city or special districts throughout the state. Fire marshals and deputy fire marshals are full-time sworn peace officers throughout the state, with powers of arrest statewide under section 830.37 of the [[California Penal Code]]. Their responsibilities include fire and [[arson]] investigation, bomb and explosives investigation, general law enforcement, as well as enforcement of the [[Fire safety|fire code]].

'''[[Colorado]]''': Cities, towns and villages decide whether to appoint or elect a marshal, or have the board, council, or city manager hire a chief of police as the top criminal law enforcement for their jurisdiction. Marshals are elected by the trustees to serve a fixed term, and chiefs of police can be fired at will by whoever hired them, just like any other employee.

'''[[Connecticut]]''': In 2000, Connecticut eliminated the county sheriff system, and replaced it with two types of marshals. ''State'' marshals operate out of the executive branch of state government. They are sworn peace officers who perform a wide range of duties, including service of process, seizing money and property under court order, evictions, serving tax warrants, and arresting individuals on [[bench warrant]]s. ''Judicial'' marshals are employed by the judicial branch. They are sworn peace officers who perform court security and transport detainees to and from court.

[[Georgia (U.S. state)|'''Georgia''']]: The marshal is a commissioned armed and uniformed law enforcement officer of the county state courts which have jurisdiction over civil matters and state ordinances. In the Atlanta metro counties, marshal's offices enforce evictions, foreclosures, subpoenas, civil forfeitures, judgements, seizure, liens, repossession, and garnishment. With a few exceptions, elsewhere in Georgia, the sheriff's office is responsible for enforcement of these duties, with some sheriffs' offices having an assigned unit or personnel for these duties.

'''[[Indiana]]''': Indiana Town Marshals are fully-sworn, [[Indiana Law Enforcement Academy|ILEA]] certified police officers who act as the chief police officer of a [[town]]. General police terms in Indiana vary by what local government one works for; for example: counties have Sheriff's/deputies, cities have Police Departments/Officers and Towns have Marshals/deputies. In Indiana, a town is managed by a council without an elected [[mayor]], whereas a [[city]] has a mayor and, thus, a city police department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://townofclarksville.com/town_vs_city.php|title=Town vs. City – The Town of Clarksville, Indiana|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> Marshals are responsible for all law enforcement in their respective town, and their primary duties are the enforcement of local and state laws or [[Local ordinance|ordinances]] as well as code enforcement. The Town Marshal may also be the town's [[Humane law enforcement|humane law enforcement officer]]. Town marshals are fully sworn state certified police officers though the [[Indiana Law Enforcement Academy]], having law enforcement authority statewide; therefore, it is not at all uncommon for Town Marshals to be seen outside of their bailiwicks assisting other police agencies.  Some town marshal agencies in Indiana can be quite large. A Town Marshal can appoint any number of unpaid deputy town marshals or reserve officers who may exercise full police powers in the state. Indiana Town Marshals are authorized to enforce not only city/town code, but also county ordinances; this differs from city police departments where a city police officer may only enforce city code or a sheriff's deputy, who may only enforce county code. [[Indiana Code]] recognizes Town Marshals as Police Officers, therefore it is very common for Indiana Town Marshal's Offices to go simply by "Police Department" .

Under [[Indiana Code]] IC36-5-7 the marshal is described as "the chief police officer of the town and has the powers of other law enforcement officers in executing the orders of the legislative body and enforcing laws. The marshal or his deputy:
# shall serve all process directed to him by the town court or legislative body;
# shall arrest without process all persons who commit an offense within his view, take them before a court having jurisdiction, and detain them in custody until the cause of the arrest has been investigated;
# shall suppress breaches of the peace;
# may, if necessary, call the power of the town to his aid;
# may execute [[search warrant]]s and [[arrest warrant]]s; and
# may pursue and jail persons who commit an offense."

'''[[Maine]]''': The State Marshal Service provides physical security and law enforcement duties to the judicial system, as well as protection of all state judges. Deputy marshals are fully sworn state law enforcement officers with statewide authority.

'''[[Missouri]]''': There are two types of marshal:
:State marshals provide physical security and law enforcement duties to the judicial system, as well as protection of all state judges. Deputy marshals are fully sworn state law enforcement officers with statewide authority.
:City marshals, at the local level in the State of Missouri, are elected chief law enforcement officers of a city. They have the same police powers as a regular police officer within the city limits. The amount of training to be a city marshal is far less than a regular municipal police officer; as such, a marshal's jurisdiction is strictly limited to the city limits of the city to which they are elected. Even if they witness a violation of the law in their city, they cannot pursue a person who flees beyond the city limits. The position of city marshal is rare in the state of Missouri and is only found in very small rural cities that do not have the budget to maintain a police department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c000-099/0850000610.htm |title=Missouri Revisor of Statutes - Revised Statutes of Missouri, RSMo, Missouri Law, MO Law |access-date=March 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915220751/http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C000-099/0850000610.HTM |archive-date=September 15, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c000-099/0850000551.htm |title=Missouri Revisor of Statutes - Revised Statutes of Missouri, RSMo, Missouri Law, MO Law |access-date=March 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614223020/http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C000-099/0850000551.HTM |archive-date=June 14, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c000-099/0790000055.htm |title=Missouri Revisor of Statutes - Revised Statutes of Missouri, RSMo, Missouri Law, MO Law |access-date=March 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706180518/http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C000-099/0790000055.HTM |archive-date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref>

'''[[Nevada]]'''[[File:City of Las Vegas Deputy City Marshals Cars.jpg|thumb|[[Las Vegas City Marshals]] units parked just outside of the [[Fremont Street Experience]].]]
:City marshals and deputy city marshals have, by law, the same authority as a municipal (town or city) police officer. However, those municipalities, such as Las Vegas, that have both a police force as well as a city marshal's office, often utilize the police as the general law enforcement agency of the municipality, while public property security and misdemeanor detention services are provided by the city marshal's office. In municipalities that do not have a police department, the county sheriff's office would serve as the agency that provides general law enforcement services to residents.
::[[Las Vegas]] has two types of marshal:
:::Municipal court marshals who serve the municipal court by serving warrants and subpoenas and to make arrests for offenses under the jurisdiction of the municipal court; and to maintain order in the court and escort personnel to court and jail.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/files/Hiring_Standard_For_Law_Enforcement_Positions_CLV.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-07-20 |archive-date=2014-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701083333/http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/files/Hiring_Standard_For_Law_Enforcement_Positions_CLV.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
:::City marshals who provide law enforcement services to city employees, residents and tourists utilizing city facilities located within the city limits, specifically those located on property owned, leased, operated or otherwise under the control of the city of Las Vegas. Conduct special operations aimed at reducing certain criminal activity in specific areas of the city, for example, traffic enforcement in neighborhoods, abatement of illegal solicitors at intersections and the removal of abandoned vehicles. Conducting security and safety evaluations requested by city departments at various facilities, buildings and workplaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/information/4170.htm|title=Deputy City Marshals (Official City of Las Vegas Web Site)|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>
::Henderson has Marshals as well:
::Municipal Court Marshals work for the courts by serving warrants and to make arrests for offenses under the jurisdiction of the municipal court; and to maintain order in the court and escort personnel to court and jail.<ref name=":0" />

[[New York (state)|'''New York''']]:  There are two levels of marshals:
:City marshals are the elected chief law enforcement officers of a city or town. They have the same police powers as a regular police officer within the city limits. The amount of training to be a city marshal is far less than for a regular municipal police officer; as such a marshal's jurisdiction is strictly limited to the city limits of the city to which they are elected. Even if they witness a violation of the law in their city, they cannot pursue a person who flees beyond the city limits. The position of city marshal is rare in the State of New York and is now only found in very small rural cities that do not have the budget to maintain a police department.
:[[New York City Marshal]]s are appointed by the [[Mayor of New York City]] to five-year terms, but receive no salary from the city. The city's statutes specify that no more than 83 city marshals shall be appointed by a mayor. Marshals primarily enforce orders from civil court cases, including collecting on judgments, towing, seizing utility meters and carrying out [[eviction]]s. Marshals collectively perform approximately 25,000 evictions per year. They are regulated by the [[NYC Department of Investigation]] but, unlike the [[New York City Sheriff's Office|city sheriff]], they are not city employees. Marshals collect fees, which are set by statute, from private litigants when they are called on to enforce judgments, and they also retain five percent of any money they collect on [[Lawsuit|judgments]]. City marshals may, depending on the court order brought to them by the winning litigant, seize money, movable property (for instance, inventory from a business), vehicles; as is the case with unpaid [[Traffic ticket|parking tickets]], and return possession of rental premises to the landlord, (also known as eviction), and more. On an annual basis city marshals must pay the City of New York $1,500 plus 4.5 percent of the fees they receive for collecting judgments.

'''[[Ohio]]''':  The term ''village marshal'' has been used for the same function, often filled without colleagues, directly under the mayor.

'''[[Texas]]''':  City marshals and deputy city marshals have, by law, the same authority as a municipal (village, town, or city) police officer. However, municipalities (like [[Fort Worth]]), that have both a police force as well as a city marshal's office, often utilize the police as the general law enforcement agency of the municipality, while court security and process service is provided by the city marshal's office. In municipalities that do not have a police department, the city marshal's office sometimes serves as the agency that provides general law enforcement services to residents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas Local Government Code - Sec. 341.021. MARSHAL OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.341.htm}}</ref>

[[Washington (state)|'''Washington State''']]: The city of [[Seattle]] employs marshals in their municipal court, with the senior officer holding the title of chief marshal and the subordinate officers known as deputy marshals. Seattle Marshals provide court security and law enforcement services within the court. They handle arrests of out-of-custody defendants within the courthouse and transport in custody defendants to and from court hearings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattle.gov/courts/about/seattle-municipal-court-marshals--security |title=Seattle Municipal Court Marshals & Security - Courts |publisher=seattle.gov |date= |accessdate=2022-08-21}}</ref>  The [[King County Sheriff's Office]] (county seat in Seattle) also employs court marshals, which is a unit under the sheriff's office. In the Old-West themed town of [[Winthrop, Washington|Winthrop]], the municipal police force is headed by a town marshal, consistent with the Old West restoration of the buildings and tourist attractions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winthropmarshals.com/Pages/aboutus.aspx|title=About Us|access-date=2 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327140408/http://www.winthropmarshals.com/Pages/aboutus.aspx|archive-date=27 March 2016}}</ref>

'''[[Wisconsin]]''':The village marshal shall execute and file an official bond. The marshal shall possess the powers, enjoy the privileges and be subject to the liabilities conferred and imposed by law upon constables, and be taken as included in all writs and papers addressed to constables. The marshal shall obey all lawful written orders of the village board. The marshal is entitled to the same fees prescribed for sheriffs in s. 814.70 for similar services, unless a higher fee is applicable under s. 814.705 (1) (c); for other service rendered the village, compensation as the board fixes.

61.28(2) (2) A village marshal who is given law enforcement duties by the village board, and who meets the definition of a law enforcement officer under s. 165.85 (2) (c), shall comply with the minimum employment standards for law enforcement officers established by the law enforcement standards board and shall complete training under s. 165.85 (4) (a) 1. .

==United Kingdom==

===England===
{{further|Earl Marshal|Knight Marshal}}
[[File:Lord Mayor's Show, London 2006 (295538984).jpg|thumbnail|City Marshal of the City of London, on duty at the Lord Mayor's Show.]]
The hereditary title of "marshal" at one time designated the head of household security for the [[List of English monarchs|King of England]]. [[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke]], served four kings in this office, ultimately becoming one of the most powerful men in Europe; by the time he died in 1219, people throughout Europe (not just England) referred to William Marshal simply as "the marshal".{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} The office of hereditary Marshal (or [[Earl Marshal]]) thus evolved into that of a [[Great Officer of State]].<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Marshal |volume=17 |page=769}}</ref>

The task of maintaining law and order within the king's court then devolved upon the office of [[Knight Marshal]] (established in 1236). Together with his officers, the King's (or Queen's) Marshalmen, the Knight Marshal continued to have restricted powers of arrest within a {{convert|12|mi|adj=on}} radius of the sovereign's palace until 1846, when the office was abolished.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

In 1595, [[Queen Elizabeth I]] issued [[letters patent]] giving powers to a marshal to maintain order within the [[City of London]]. Later, an under-marshal and six city marshalmen were appointed to assist the marshal in his duties. As a result of the Police Acts of 1829 and 1839, the marshal's role changed significantly. {{As of|2009}}, one city marshal, currently Colonel Billy King-Harman, [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], still acts as peacekeeper to the [[Lord Mayor of London]], leading processions and representing the Lord Mayor at all Entries of Troops (challenging and then escorting those few [[regiment]]s entitled to march though the City of London).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/law-historic-governance/cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/law-historic-governance/ceremonial|title=Ceremonial|website=City of London}}</ref>

===Scotland===
{{further|Earl Marischal|Knight Marischal}}

The office of "Marischal of Scotland" (''marascallus Scotie'' or ''marscallus Scotie'') had been held heritably by the senior member of the [[Clan Keith|Keith]]<ref name=EB1911/> family since [[Hervey de Keith]], who held the office of marischal under [[Malcolm IV of Scotland|Malcolm IV]] and [[William I of Scotland|William I]]. The descendant of Herveus, Sir Robert de Keith (d. 1332), was confirmed in the office of "Great Marischal of Scotland" by [[Robert I of Scotland|Robert Bruce]] around 1324.

Robert de Keith's great-grandson, William, was raised to the peerage as Earl Marischal by [[James II of Scotland|James II]] in about 1458. The peerage died out when George Keith, the 10th Earl, forfeited it by joining the [[Jacobite Rising of 1715]].

The marischal was to serve as custodian of the Royal [[Honours of Scotland|Regalia of Scotland]], and protect the king's person when attending [[Parliament of Scotland|parliament]]. The former duty was fulfilled by the 7th Earl during the [[Wars of the Three Kingdoms]], who hid the Royal Regalia at [[Dunnottar Castle]]. The role of regulation of heraldry carried out by the English [[Earl Marshal]] is carried out in Scotland by the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]].

The separate office of [[Knight Marischal]] was first created for the Scottish coronation of [[Charles I of Scotland|Charles I]] in 1633. The office is not heritable, although it has been held by members of the Keith family.

==France==
[[File:Georges Scott - Portrait officiel du Maréchal Foch.jpg|thumb|Marshal [[Ferdinand Foch|Foch]], circa 1920.]]
In France, the ''Maréchaussée'' ("Marshalcy") was the forerunner of the [[French Gendarmerie|French ''Gendarmerie'']]. A military corps having such duties was first created in 1337, placed under the command of the [[Constable of France]] (the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Armed Forces), and named the ''[[constabulary|Connétablie]]''. In 1627 after the abolition of the title of ''Connétable'', it was put under the command of the "Marshals of France," and renamed the ''Maréchaussée''. Its main mission was to protect the roads from [[highwayman|highwaymen]].

The ''Maréchaussée'' was a mounted [[military police]] force organised and equipped along military lines. The force wore uniforms similar to those of the [[dragoons]] of the regular army and carried the same muskets and sabres. While its existence ensured the relative safety of French rural districts and roads, the ''Maréchaussée'' was regarded in contemporary England (which had no effective police force of any nature) as a symbol of foreign tyranny.

In 1789, on the eve of the [[French Revolution]], the ''Maréchaussée'' numbered 3,660 men divided into small detachments called [[brigade]]s. By law dated 16 February 1791, this force was renamed the ''Gendarmerie Nationale,'' though at first its personnel remained unchanged. Later many of them died under the guillotine, especially the members of the nobility.

The new designation "Gendarmerie" was derived from the term ''gens d'armes'' (gentlemen/people at arms) who were originally heavy cavalry regiments (called at first ''Ordonnances royales'') which were part of the King's household, the equivalent of the English  "[[Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms]]".

The title "[[Marshal of France]]" is a ''Dignité d'État'' ("State Dignity") in the contemporary French Republic, not only a [[military rank]]. It is granted to [[general]]s for exceptional achievements, especially in times of war or national crisis.

However, the Marshal of France was one of the [[Great Officers of the Crown of France]] during the ''[[Ancien Régime]]'' and [[Bourbon Restoration in France|Bourbon Restoration]] and one of the [[Great Officers of the Crown of France|Great Dignitaries of the Empire]] during the [[First French Empire]] and the [[Second French Empire]] (when the title was not "Marshal of France" but "[[Marshal of the Empire]]")

A Marshal of France displays seven stars and is equivalent to a six star general in armies of other countries. The marshal also receives a [[Baton (symbol)|baton]], a blue cylinder with stars, formerly [[fleur-de-lis|fleurs-de-lis]] during the monarchy and [[Eagle]]s during the First French Empire and Second French Empire. It has the Latin inscription: ''Terror belli, decus pacis'', which means "terror in war, ornament in peace".

The position in the French Navy (''Marine nationale'') equivalent to the "Marshal of France" is called ''Amiral de France'' ("Admiral of France"). The title has not been conferred since 1869. Theoretically, the equivalent title in the French Air Force is ''Général de France'' ("General of France"), but it has never been conferred to anyone yet.

Six Marshals of France have been given the even more prestigious rank of "Marshal General of the King's Armies and Camps": [[Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron|Biron]], [[François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières|Lesdiguières]], [[Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne|Turenne]], [[Claude Louis Hector de Villars|Villars]], [[Maurice de Saxe|Saxe]], and [[Jean-de-Dieu Soult|Soult]]. This rank and title no longer exists in present-day republican France.

==Netherlands==
In the Netherlands, the ''[[Koninklijke Marechaussee]]'' are the ''[[gendarmerie]]'' force created by King [[William I of the Netherlands|William I]] to replace the French ''gendarmerie'' on October 26, 1814. The word ''gendarmerie'' had gained a negative connotation, so William called the new force "''marechaussée''" (an alternate French word for ''gendarmerie''). At that time, the ''marechaussee'' was part of the army (''landmacht''). The ''marechaussee'' performed police duties for the army, as well as civilian police work as a part of the national police (''rijkspolitie''). The ''marechaussee'' formed the only police force in many small cities like Venlo, especially in the southern provinces of Limburg and North Brabant. As of 1998, the ''marechaussee'' is a separate branch of the Dutch military, and is assigned both military and civilian police tasks.

==See also==
*[[Earl Marshal]]
*''[[Generalissimo]]''
*[[Constable]]
*[[Sheriff]]
*''[[Seneschal]]''
*[[Fire marshal]]
*''[[Master of the Horse|Magister equitum]]''
*[[Mareșal (tank destroyer)]]

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