When they introduced Stratego in the USA, the numbering was reversed, so the Marshall was a 1, the General 2, and so on. The 1st rank (most powerful) was 1, the second most powerful was 2, 3rd most powerful was 3.... Then, in 2000s Hasbro re-imagined Stratego in the USA and made a few changes. More @Wikipedia
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