Hi, I'm fascinated by the Napoleonic era, but I'm really struggling to find this info. I've been able to find modern British army and navy ranks and roles; and even historical ones for the grand armee, but nothing for the British. What I'm looking for is a full heirarchy - from private through to field Marshall, or whatever the historical equivalent was. Also, I'd love some info about what those ranks really MEANT - was it honorary, did it mean a pay grade increase, did it change your responsibility. Any info at all regarding pay grades, prize shares, command sizes, etc, would be highly valued. In addition, any extra info regarding roles like quartermaster or whatever - did they have a different pay grade? Were they considered equal to a private? Could they pull rank? What other specialized roles were there?

Thank you all so much, I know it's a lot!