| The king has appointed him to a cornetcy in the 3rd Royal Dragoon Guards, but he is going to be one of my aides-de-camp. |
| Stoutenburg, besides other rewards, had promised him a cornetcy of cavalry, should their plans be successful. |
| Rostov, who had just celebrated his promotion to a cornetcy and bought Denisov's horse, Bedouin, was in debt all round, to his comrades and the sutlers. |
| He was afterwards gazetted to a Cornetcy in the First Regiment of Life Guards. |
| I shall recommend your friend for an Ensigncy. Should you prefer a Cornetcy for him, I may be able to give him one. |
| I learn incidentally that the acme of all heroism is the cornetcy of a dragoon regiment. |
