Cormyrean Military Ranks
Unit Type             Number of Men       Composition
Squad                         12                    First Sword leads 10 blades and a Royal Scout
Company                    28                    Swordcaptain leads two squads, a swordmajor, a royal scout, and a guidon
                                                         (standard-bearer). The company swordmajor fills the same role as a modern
                                                         American platoon sergeant.
Kadrath                       92                    Lionar leads three companies and has a staff consisting of a guidon, two    
                                                         swordmajors (a drillmaster and a campmaster), two Royal Scouts and two 
                                                         battlepriests.
Batallion                     289                   Ornrion leads three kadrathen and has a staff consisting of a lionar as an     
                                                         executive officer, three orderlies, a guidon, one swordmajor (a                   
                                                         quartermaster), three Royal Scouts and three battlepriests.
Regiment                   600                   Constal leads two batallions and has a staff consisting of an ornrion as an    
                                                         executive officer, six orderlies, a guidon, a regimental swordmajor, six       
                                                         Royal Scouts, and six battlepriests.
Purple Dragon Organization
Ranks in the Purple Dragons
Rank                          Modern American Equivalent
Blade                          Private or corporal
First Sword                Sergeant or staff sergeant
Swordmajor                Master Sergeant, gunnery sergeant, sergeant major
Swordcaptain              Lieutenant
Lionar                        Captain
Ornrion                      Major - Lieutenant Colonel
Constal                       Colonel
Oversword                 Bridier General -Major General (1-2 stars)
Battlemaster                Lieutenant General - General (3-4 stars)
Lord High Marshal*     General of the Army (5 star)
Sources: Ed Greenwood's Article on Purple Dragon Ranks and Titles
Military Forces of Cormyr, v1.0 [Annotated] by Jerry Davis of the Forgotten Realms Listserv
(All credit for compiling the above tables, in addition to providing a comprehensive exploration of the Cormyrean military, goes to Jerry).
* Although the Lord High Marshal is indeed a rank, it is also more than just a rank.  It is also a specific position within the command structure of the military.  There is only one Lord High Marshal at any given time, and he is the commander of all the military forces of Cormyr and is second only to the King in matters of military authority. Since Duke Bhereu's death in 1368 DR (during the Abraxus Incident), this position has been vacant.
The professional standing army of Cormyr is collectively known as the Purple Dragons, named after the device of the kingdom's heraldcric banner of a Purple Dragon on a black field (which itself is named after the legendary dragon Thaugmagloraus the Black, who ruled the region of modern-day Cormyr before it was ceded to the elves). Widely known for their discipline and bravery under fire, the Purple Dragons are divided into two main branches of service: the Purple Dragons (consisting of all land-bound infantry, cavalry, archers, and the Mounted Airborne), and the Imperial Navy (whose marines are commonly called Blue Dragons). Organizational structure in these units varies, but the organization of infantry units (the most common unit in the army) represents the "basic" structure of the military as a whole.
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