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How to use major-general in a sentence

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From page he became confidential emissary to James, and in 1685 after playing a decisive part in defeating Monmouth's rebel army he became a major-general.
There are many young bloods in the major-general level.
In 1776 he was made a major-general and appointed the commander of the German mercenaries sent by the Duke of Brunswick to fight on the British side in the American War of Independence.
Cadmus Williams, who was a major-general of Lee's Second Corps, is a doorkeeper of the Senate.
In 1759 he was made a major-general and the commander of the British land forces for the attack on Québec City.
Canadian brigadier-generals act as deputy commanding officers: the Canadian sector is commanded by a Canadian major-general and an American brigadier-general acts as deputy.
Major-General Pratt ordered his men to dig a long sap trench.
A powerful British force under Major-General James Wolfe was sent up the St. Lawrence to capture the city.
Major-General J. H. Roberts, commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, was at the helm of the land forces.
In 1902 he was replaced by Major-General the Earl of Dundonald, a cavalryman who had built his reputation in South Africa with gallantry, daring, joviality and modesty.
Having learned that Major-General Stanley diverted them with a lie, the pirates assault his house and pounce upon the Major-General and his daughters.
Major-General Lessard deployed to Cyprus in 1985 as company second in command of the Canadian contingent in UNFICYP, the United Nations Force in Cyprus.
Both the technical assessor from Hammersmith and Major-General Singh are confident that voting can go ahead on March 19th, with a voters' list that meets international standards and the ID cards distributed.
The Canadian army would not acquire its first tanks until 1938, and then only by dint of the determination of Major-General F. F. Worthington, the pioneer of armoured warfare in Canada.
Among the other appointments, Major-General Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Minimah has replaced Lieutenant-General Azubike Ihejirika as Chief of Army Staff.
Examples from Classical Literature
From 1843 to 1845 he was colonel on the staff in the Ionian Islands, and was then promoted major-general.
In 1865 he was brevetted major-general in the regular army, and in 1866 he was retired.
He was brevetted major-general in the regular army and appointed major-general of volunteers.
In 1753 he was given the colonelcy of the 14th foot, and in 1754 he became a major-general.
But if he had his way, de Kalb would have been major-general and we should all have had places.
But in the Civil War he took the side of Parliament and under Cromwell he rose to the rank of major-general.
Instructions to Captain Bonneville from the Major-General Commanding the Army of the United States.
Major-General Morgan set his soldiers to break avenues, for their marching out in battalia likewise.
The Major-General and his Lady were taking the waters at Wiesbaden.
Stoner, the young widow of Major-General Stoner, of the Bengal Artillery.
Al-Fahad was received at the airport by Major-General Saad Al-Khulaifi, Director General of the Qatari General Security, and Kuwait's Ambassador in Doha Meteb Al-Mutawteh.
The ISPR said the Major Generals promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General include Major-General Sadiq Ali, Umar Durrani, Aamir Riaz and Asim Saleem Bajwa.
Major-General Mohammed Saif Al Zafin, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police for Operations, said 622 people will be rewarded for their driving.
In his absence, Major-General rundle, chief of staff, usually acted.
But the Major-General is quite well and lives in great splendour at O'Dowdstown, with a pack of beagles, and he is the first man of his county.
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