General

General was a military rank, the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional grade, general was the highest rank in the ground forces of a military organization. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank was equivalent to the admiral grade. The rank of marshal was usually considered senior to that of general. In the United States military, the general insignia was comprised of various silver stars with a four-star general considered a "full" general.
== History ==
=== Earth ===
In 6th century BC China, Sun Tzu was a general who also was a philosopher. (; ) 
On the planet Gothos, the entity Trelane displayed himself as an early 19th century general and called himself "General Trelane, retired". ()
In the 19th and 20th century, the rank of general was used by several countries including Mexico and the United States of America. (; )
In the 22nd century, the Military Assault Command Operations on Earth still used the rank of general. ()
=== Ekos ===
On the planet Ekos in the 2260s, when historian John Gill recreated a government based on Nazi Germany, this government had a military with generals using the same insignia as their 20th century counterparts, as well as SS generals who displayed rank in the form of collar patches. ()
=== Other cultures ===
The grade also existed in the Andorian Imperial Guard, the Bajoran Militia, the Klingon Defense Force, and the Romulan military.
Many rank systems had several grades of the general officer rank, which included general, lieutenant general, major general, and brigadier general (also known simply as brigadier).
The Friendly Angel considered the children of the Starnes Exploration Party on Triacus, which were under his mind control, to be his "future generals", as they approached their target of Marcos XII in 2268. He continued, stating that "together we can raise armies of followers." ()
== Generals ==
=== Human ===
* General of the Armies George Washington (US Army)
* General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (US Army)
* General (MACO)
* General Ulysses S. Grant (Union Army)
* General Antonio López de Santa Anna (Mexican army)
* General Diatta Ndoye (United Earth Defense Force)
* General Norman Schwarzkopf (US Army)
=== Klingon ===
* General (Klingon Empire)
* General Chu'vok (Klingon Defense Force)
* General Dak'Rah
* General Gra'val
* General K'orin (Klingon Defense Force)
* General K'Trelan
* General K'Vagh (Klingon Imperial Fleet)
* General 
* General (Klingon Defense Force)
* General Korrd (Klingon Imperial Fleet)
* General Martok (Klingon Defense Force)
* General ShiVang (Klingon Defense Force)
* General Stex (Klingon Empire)
* General Tanas
=== Romulan ===
This was a rank in both the Romulan military and the Tal Shiar. 
* General Movar
* General Oh
* General Velal
* Sela's father
=== Other ===
* General Gosis
* General Hazar (Bajoran Militia)
* General (Bajoran Militia)
* General Nassuc (Palamarian Freedom Brigade)
* General Resh (Ilari military)
* General Miles O'Brien (Confederation Corps)
* General Jean-Luc Picard (Confederation Corps)
* General Thy'lek Shran (Andorian Imperial Guard)
* General Ardelon Tandro (Klaestron military)
* General Valen (Annari)
* General Yiri (Trelonian military)
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