He had the swift vision, the resolute will, and the daring of a great commander.
With the instinct of a great commander, Dandolo instantly sounded a retreat, abandoned the half-conquered town, and hastened to the support of his allies.
And Dandolo was a great commander; a commander of the highest stamp.
During these transactions at home, the Duke of Ormonde[8] was in a very uneasy situation at the army, employed in practising those arts which perhaps are fitter for a subtle negotiator than a great commander.
This is what Swift means by being: "employed in practicing those arts which perhaps are fitter for a subtle negotiator than a great commander.
By the end of the campaign of 1796 he had proved that he was as great a chief of the staff as Bonaparte was a great commander.
It was at Aboukir that Murat consolidated his reputation as a great commander.
King James was certainly not a great commander, and he was a very bad king.
De Ruyter, on the contrary, showed the qualities of a great commander.
He had much experience of war at sea, and he had the energy of a great commander.
It is reported, that being in company where one was praised for a great commander, he replied, there was no great account to be made of a man, who had suffered himself to be taken alive by his enemies.
But it was soon evident that he lacked those qualities of aggressiveness, energy, and initiative essential to a great commander; that he was unduly cautious.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "great commander" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
