Translation of a Cavalry rank?

[David G]

Well, I'm no expert, but a British cavalry regiment at the time of the Napoleonic wars might have (nominally) say 5 squadrons, each squadron being divided into two troops. Each troop would be commanded by a captain. This captain might be referred to as the "troop commander" or "troop leader".

A check on Wikipedia suggests "troop commander" is the phrase you are looking for, although not quite unique to cavalry/armour. It is also not necessarily a captain.

Not sure if that helps you - clearly there is no direct translation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troop_commander
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troop
http://www.napolun.com/mirror/napoleonis...avalry.htm