Feldhauptmann

The captain was at the time of the mercenaries, the commander of a Fähnlein.

For the commander of a regiment, the beginning itself even led a troop, the name Obristfeld captain emerged as the highest existing in the regiment captains. Linguistically, the name was then shortened to " Colonel ". ( Similarly the General arose from the " General Obrist .")

Georg von Frundsberg, but later also Tilly and Wallenstein, were referred by their contemporaries often as captains.

In Rome, the Middle Ages, there were captains, the so-called Capitani, see also Captain General.

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German Dictionary of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm General

• Officer rank
• General rank
• Military History ( Middle Ages)
• Military History ( Early Modern Times )