Commander (Royal Navy)
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Commander is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is immediately junior to captain and immediately senior to the rank of lieutenant commander. Officers holding the junior
c. 1806–1807 portrait of Matthew Flinders as a commander
Major (United Kingdom)
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Major is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines. The rank is superior to captain and subordinate to lieutenant colonel. The insignia for a major is a crown. The equiv
c. 1779 portrait of Major Moses Corbet
