Every military in the world is a hierarchal organization. There are people at the top who make decisions, people down below who follow those orders, and people in between who make it happen. 
Today, most militaries have an elaborate rank structure with multiple ranks in the chain of command. 
However, it wasn’t always like that. The modern system of ranks evolved over time, and the ranks that exist today have origins that go back centuries. 
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The History of Military Ranks

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In June of 1314, Scottish forces under the command of Robert the Bruce squared off against an English army led by King Edward II.
The battle was the culmination of years of English intervention in Scotland after a succession crisis.
Despite being vastly outnumbered, the Scots won the day, earned their independence, and firmly established Robert the Bruce as king of Scotland.
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In 1940, much of the world was at war, but the United States wasn’t. A strong isolationist sentiment kept the US on the sidelines while Germany and Japan ran roughshod over their neighbors. 
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In 1903, the Ontario Rugby Football Union adopted a set of rules for their sport which were codified by Thrift Burnside, the captain of the University of Toronto football team.
The rules were major changes to the game of rugby and were largely based on the rules created by Walter Camp for use in American football in the 1880s.
However, with those rules, a new game developed that was neither rugby nor American football. 
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In the year 73 BC, Rome faced one of its greatest threats to its existence. An army of over 100,000 liberated slaves rose up in revolt and threatened the very fabric of the Roman Republic. 
The revolt was led by a gladiator slave who lead his motley army and, to the astonishment of Rome, managed to defeat many Roman legions. 
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Spartacus and the Third Servile War (Encore)

In 1912, a discovery was announced that shocked the world. A British paleontologist announced what was perhaps the most important find in the history of paleontology. 
The announcement was about the discovery of a fossil, which was claimed to be the missing link between apes and humans. 
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The History of Military Ranks

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