GENERAL (UNITED KINGDOM)

'General' is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. It is currently the highest operational rank conferred, although it is in the Army subordinate to Field Marshal and in the Royal Marines is subordinate to Captain General Royal Marines.
A general's insignia is a crossed sword and baton. This appeared on its own for the now obsolete rank of Brigadier-General. A Major-General has a star (sometimes called a "pip") over this emblem; a Lieutenant-General a crown instead of a pip; and a full General both a pip and a crown. The insignia for the highest rank of Field Marshal consists of crossed batons within a wreath and surmounted by a crown.
Brigadiers, although equivalent to Brigadier Generals in other armies, are not considered to be general officers in the British Army.