Général is the French word for General. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people
In France, Army generals are named after the type of unit they command. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In ascending order there are two ranks :
Général de Brigade : Brigade General. Brigade General is a rank used in many armies to denote the lowest rank of general corresponding to command of a brigade 
Général de Division : Divisional General. Divisional General is a rank used in many armies to denote a rank of general corresponding to command of a division
Officers of the rank of Général de Division can receive different positions and styles (rang et appellation) :
Général de corps d'armée : Corps General. A Général de corps d'armée (General of Army Corps is a senior rank in the French Army. Corps General is a rank corresponding to the Commonwealth and US rank of Lieutenant General. 
Général d'Armée : Army General. A Général d'Armée ( Army General) is the highest active military rank of the French Army. For the army rank(s of General as opposed to the specific rank of Army General see General Army General is a title used in many
The appointment of Maréchal de France, wearing seven stars, is purely honorary. The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank.
History
The French army of the monarchy had several ranks of general officer:
- Brigadier des armées (Brigadier of the Armies): a rank in a grey area of seniority, conferred on certain Colonels who were in command of a brigade. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country A brigade is a Military unit Echelon: is These officers wore Colonel's uniform with a star on the shoulder straps. This rank was abolished in 1788.
- Maréchal de camp (Field Marshal): the first substantive rank of general. The Maréchaux de camp wore a special uniform, blue and red, with a single bar of gold lace, and in the late 18th century also received two stars on the shoulder straps. With the abolition of the rank of Brigadier des armées in 1788, it became the lowest general officer rank, but its insignia of two stars was unchanged. The rank was redesignated Brigade General in 1793 which retained the two star insignia. Brigade General is a rank used in many armies to denote the lowest rank of general corresponding to command of a brigade This explains why French generals' insignia starts with two stars.
- Lieutenant général: the highest military rank. Lieutenants généraux wore the same uniform as the Maréchaux de camp, but with two bars of gold lace, and in the late 18th century also received three stars on the shoulder straps.
- Général: an appointment conferred on a Lieutenant général who was commander-in-chief of a campaign.
- Maréchal de France: not a military rank, but a dignity of the Crown. The Great Officers of the Crown were the most important officers of state of the royal court in France during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration
During the French Revolution, the ranks of Maréchal de camp and Lieutenant général were renamed Général de brigade and Général de division, and the appointment of Général was renamed Général en chef. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an In 1793, the dignity of Maréchal de France was abolished.
Napoléon Bonaparte reinstated the dignity of Maréchal de France, now named Maréchal d'Empire. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. In 1814, the ranks of Général de brigade and Général de division reverted to Maréchal de camp and Lieutenant général, but were changed back again in 1848.
The Third Republic of the 1880s reorganised the ranks of général:
- Général de brigade, wearing two stars.
- Général de division, wearing three stars.
- Général de division commandant un corps d'armée (General of Division commanding an Army Corps), an appointment conferred on certain Généraux de division, wearing four stars. This appointment became the position and style (rang et appellation) of Général de corps d'armée in 1936. A Général de corps d'armée (General of Army Corps is a senior rank in the French Army.
- Général de division membre du conseil supérieur de la Guerre (General of Division member of the Superior Council of War, a body of the Ministry of War which had the functions of a General Staff), wearing five stars.
- Général de division commandant la place de Paris (General of Division commanding the sector of Paris), wearing six stars
The experience of the First World War transformed the structure of the French Army. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest The Superior Council of War was abolished and an appointment of Général de division commandant une armée (General of Division commanding an Army) was created. This appointment became the position and style (rang et appellation) of Général d'armée in 1936. A Général d'Armée ( Army General) is the highest active military rank of the French Army. The dignity of Maréchal de France was reinstated and given to the commanders-in-chief of the conflict, such as Joseph Joffre, Ferdinand Foch and Philippe Pétain. Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (12 January 1852 - 3 January 1931 was a French General who was Commander-in-Chief of the French Army between Ferdinand Foch OM GCB (2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929 was a French soldier military theorist and writer credited with possessing "the most original Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951 generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain ( Maréchal Pétain)
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