- "You are a general. I am a commander. You stand higher in military hierarchy."
- ―Thrawn, who was actually a Senior Captain, to Jedi General Anakin Skywalker
General was a senior rank in various armies, including the Imperial Army,[4] the Grand Army of the Republic,[2] the Separatist Droid Army,[3] the Alliance Army,[6] the Resistance Army,[9] and the First Order Army.[9] Generals were part of an army's hierarchy, as opposed to admirals, who had a high role in a navy.[4] While some nations in the Unknown Regions used the rank of general, others used the equivalent title of "generalirius."[8] Abediah Viess led a mercenary army of warrior-kin as a general.[11]
Gungan leader Boss Nass was so impressed with Jar Jar Binks' role in bringing the Gungan and Naboo people together that he promoted Binks to the rank of Bombad General. The clumsy Binks was one of the commanders of the Gungan Grand Army during the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo.[24] During the Clone Wars, the rank of Jedi General was bestowed on the Knights and Masters of the Jedi Order, giving them authority to lead the Galactic Republic's military forces.[25][26][27] Grievous was once a feared general of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[28] Armitage Hux was the highest-ranking general in the forces of the First Order, subservient only to Supreme Leader Snoke and his apprentice Kylo Ren.[9]
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- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "All I Want For Life Day"
- "Far Too Remote" — From a Certain Point of View
- † LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 General Pong Krell in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Lost Stars
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ Allegiance 1
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The High Republic — The Blade 2
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow Warrior"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Tipping Points"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Liberty on Ryloth"
- ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Wookiee Army - Galactic Republic - Base Series 1)
- ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "Homecoming"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "The Last Battle"
- ↑ Doctor Aphra (2020) 12
- ↑ Victory's Price
- ↑ The Mandalorian — "Chapter 15: The Believer"
- ↑ Thrawn: Alliances
- ↑ Gungan Grand Army in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Clone Commander Bly in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Clone Commander Neyo in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Admiral Wulff Yularen in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ General Grievous in the Databank (backup link)