Private (rank)

:This article is about the military rank of private. For alternative meanings see: Private.

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A private is a military soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). The term dates from the Middle Ages where privates were known as "private soldiers" who were either hired, conscripted, or feudalized into service by a nobleman forming an army. The usage of private as a military rank dates from the 18th century, when the army of Napoleon Bonaparte first established the permanent rank of private.

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Military - Soldier - Military rank - Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in - Middle Ages - Feudalized - 18th century - Napoleon Bonaparte

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