| The Ambassador stormed past the Lieutenant-Colonel, carrying his briefcase firmly. |
| On the contrary in properly-run armies an officer could retire as a major or a lieutenant-colonel if there are no higher rank posts available. |
| On the same day Lieutenant-Colonel Gresham was forced by ill-health to leave us. |
| Lieutenant-Colonel Abercromby, who had led the only serious sortie from Yorktown, chewed his sword in impotent rage. |
| At present he is a brevet lieutenant-colonel in the regular army. |
| He was hauled before his commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel James Stevenson, and summarily dismissed. |
