Fun fact, Delaware is the second smallest state but outranks five states in terms of population, including Alaska, which is the largest state in the United States.
In December 1944 Congress instituted the five-star rank of General of the Army for the likes of Eisenhower, Marshall, and MacArthur, but Pershing continued to outrank them as General of the Armies.
The Duke of Shoreditch wanted to take precedence, and sit at the head of the table, holding that he outranked a minister who represented merely a nation and not a monarch; but I stood for my rights, and refused to yield.