The General or The Generals may refer to:

Film and television

* ''The General'' (1926 film), a Buster Keaton film * ''The General'' (1992 film), a Russian war film * ''The General'' (1998 film), a John Boorman drama about Dublin criminal Martin Cahill * ''The General'' (TV series), a British TV fly-on-the-wall documentary series about a hospital * "The General" (''The Prisoner''), an episode of ''The Prisoner'' * "The General", an episode of '' Spyforce'' * "The General" (''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'')

Literature

Fictional works

* "The General", a 1918 poem by

Siegfried Sassoon Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both describ ...

* ''The General'' (Forester novel), a work about a World War I general by C. S. Forester * ''The General'' (Muchamore novel), a novel in the CHERUB book series by Robert Muchamore * '' The General (series)'', a series of science fiction novels by

S. M. Stirling Stephen Michael Stirling (born September 30, 1953) is a Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author who was born in France. Stirling is well known for his The Domination, Draka series of alternate history (fiction), alternate history no ...

* ''The General'' (Sillitoe novel), a World War II novel by Alan Sillitoe * ''The Generals'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Simon Scarrow * ''The Generals'', a novel in the series ''

Brotherhood of War ''The Brotherhood of War'' is a series of novels written by W. E. B. Griffin, about the United States Army from the Second World War through the Vietnam War. The story centers on the careers of four U.S. Army officers who became lieutenants in the ...

'' by W. E. B. Griffin

Fictional characters

General (DC Comics) General (Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Chuck Dixon as an adversary of Batman, the character first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #654, published in Decem ...

, an enemy of Batman and other DC superheroes * General Wade Eiling, another DC Comics supervillain, sometimes known as simply "The General" * The General, an enemy found in Marvel's Sentry

Non-fiction works

* ''The General'' (Fenby book), a biography of Charles de Gaulle by Jonathan Fenby * ''The General'' (Bilby book), a biography of David Sarnoff by

Kenneth W. Bilby Kenneth Whipple Bilby (October 7, 1918 – August 1, 1997) was a recipient of the Legion of Honour, an executive vice president of RCA, and the author of ''The General,'' a book on David Sarnoff's role in the creation of RCA and television. Bio ...

Music

* "The General" (Dispatch song), 1998 *

The General (Guns N' Roses song) "The General" is a song by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was first released as a "R-side" to their single " Perhaps", and as a standalone single on December 8, 2023. Like the other singles released since the band's semi-reunion ...

, 2023 * "The General", a song by The Rifles from Great Escape

Other uses

The General (horse) The General was a horse owned by US President John Tyler. When he died, John Tyler had The General buried on his Sherwood Forest Plantation, in the Sherwood Forest Pet Cemetery. The horse's epitaph reads: See also * List of historical horses ...

, a horse owned by American President John Tyler *

The General (Idaho) The General is a mountain summit in Custer County, Idaho, United States. Description The General is part of the Salmon River Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located 17 miles (27 km) north-northeast o ...

, a mountain in the United States * ''The General'' (locomotive), a locomotive commandeered in the Great Locomotive Chase of the American Civil War *

The General (insurance) The General Automobile Insurance Services, Inc., or simply The General, is a licensed insurance agency that is a subsidiary of PGC Holdings Corp. that focuses on auto insurance. In 2012, the company was acquired by American Family Insurance; The ...

, an insurance agency specializing in automobile insurance, formerly Permanent General * ''The General'' (magazine), a wargaming magazine published by Avalon Hill * The General, a nickname for US automobile manufacturer

General Motors The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...

People with the nickname

Martin Cahill Martin "The General" Cahill (23 May 1949 – 18 August 1994) was an Irish crime boss from Dublin. He masterminded a series of burglaries and armed robberies, and was shot and killed while out on bail for kidnapping charges. The Provisional Iris ...

(1949-1994), Dublin criminal *

Sherman Douglas Sherman Douglas (born September 15, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2001. ...

(born 1966), American retired National Basketball Association player *

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...

(1890–1970), French statesman and general * Horace Grant (born 1965), American retired National Basketball Association player * Les Keiter, American newscaster and sports director *

Bob Knight Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is an American former basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-ti ...

(1940-2023), American college basketball coach and TV analyst * Mark Lee (Australian rules footballer) (born 1959), Richmond ruckman of the 1980s * Rinus Michels (1928-2005), Dutch football player and manager