Colonel is higher than a Lieutenant-Colonel. BTW, a Lieutenant- General is higher than a Major-General.
Because a Major General use to be refered as a Sergeant Major General which made the Lieutenant General the higher rank.
Highest - lowest. # Field Marshal (Only awarded as an honour) # General # Lieutenant General # Major General # Brigadier # Colonel # Lieutenant Colonel # Major # Captain # Lieutenant # Second Lieutenant # Officer Cadet
General.
yes Captain is higher than lieutenant
brigadier is superior
Yes, a captain is higher than a lieutenant
Lieutenant is a higher rank then Sergeant. The Lieutenant is a Commissioned Officer and the Sergeant is the Non-Commissioned Officer.
Here is a list of British army ranks: Highest - lowest. # Field Marshal (Only awarded as an honour) # General # Lieutenant General # Major General # Brigadier # Colonel # Lieutenant Colonel # Major # Captain # Lieutenant # Second Lieutenant # Officer Cadet
No, a lieutenant Colonel is one notch lower than a Colonel.
Yes
A Lieutenant is, through history, a rank that denotes that they are preparing for the next rank above. Hence a low-ranking officer is a Lieutenant, who is preparing to be a Captain. A Lieutenant Colonel is preparing to be a Colonel. So it follows that a Lieutenant General is preparing to be a General. Thus, it is the rank immediately preceding it.