History of the British Army which led to the Cardwell and Childers Reforms of the late 19th century. These gave the British Army its modern shape, and defined its regimental system. The Esher Report in 1904, recommended radical reform of the British Army, such as the creation of an Army Council, a General Staff and the abolition of the office of Commander in Chief of the Forces and the creation of a Chief of the General Staff. The Haldane Reforms in 1907, created an expeditionary force of seven divisions, it also reorganized the volunteers into a new Territorial Force of fourteen cavalry brigades and fourteen
Captain 1st rank Captain 1st rank The rank was introduced in Russia by Peter the Great in 1713. By decision of the so-called "military navy commission" (ru: "Воинская морскaя комиссия") in 1732 the sequence of Kapitan ranks was abolished. However, until 1752 the grade rank "Kapitan 1st rank" was corresponding to Fleet kapitan (ru: Флота капитан). Finally, the "Kapitan ranks" were reintroduced September 5 (16), 1751. The Red Army introduced the "Kapitan 1st rank" rank in 1935, together with a number of other former Russian ranks, and it has been used in many ex-USSR countries, including Russia, to the present day. The first