Brontekst bekijken van Corporal of horse

{{Short description|Military rank of the British Army}}
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{{Infobox military rank
| name           = Corporal of horse
| image          = CoH - HC.svg
| image_size     = 80
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| caption        = Sleeve insignia
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| country        = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| service branch = [[Household Cavalry]]
| abbreviation   = CoH
| rank group     = Senior NCO
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| NATO rank      = OR-5/6
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| higher rank    = [[Staff corporal]]
| lower rank     = [[Lance-corporal of horse]]
| equivalents    = [[Sergeant#United Kingdom|Sergeant]]
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'''Corporal of horse''' ('''CoH''') is a rank in the [[British Army]]'s [[Household Cavalry]] corresponding to [[sergeant]] in other regiments. Formerly, no [[cavalry]] regiments had sergeants, but the Household Cavalry are the only ones to keep this tradition alive. It is said to stem from the origin of the word ''sergeant'', which comes from the same root as ''[[servant (domestic)|servant]]''. Since even the lowliest [[trooper (rank)|trooper]] in the Household Cavalry was once a [[gentleman]], it was considered that such a rank was inappropriate. The rank of corporal of horse has existed since at least the 1660s, however it was only established as a rank equivalent of sergeant in the Household Cavalry from 1878 onwards.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dawnay |first1=N.&nbsp;P. |title=The badges of warrant and non-commissioned rank in the British army |date=1949 |publisher=Army Historical Research |location=London |page=31|oclc=7958657}}</ref> The rank below is [[lance-corporal of horse]] and that above is [[staff corporal]].

A corporal of horse wears three rank [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]]s surmounted by a metal crown.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bunkley |first1=Joel William |title=Military and naval recognition book; a handbook on the organization, uniforms and insignia of rank of the world's armed forces; etiquette and customs of the American services; complete description and colored plates of U.S. decorations, medals and ribbons |date=1943 |publisher=D. Van Nostrand C |location=New York |page=369|oclc=2272419}}</ref> They are addressed using their full rank title.

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[[Category:Military ranks of the British Army]]
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