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Example sentences for "who commanded"

  • The usurper had posted himself near London, to expect the formidable attack of Constantius, who commanded in person the fleet of Boulogne; but the descent of a new enemy required his immediate presence in the West.

  • A conspiracy was formed by Heraclianus the Praetorian praefect, by Marcian, a general of rank and reputation, and by Cecrops, who commanded a numerous body of Dalmatian guards.

  • Footnote 125: Claudius, who commanded on the Danube, thought with propriety and acted with spirit.

  • The proconsuls of the senate, particularly those of Asia, Greece, and Africa, enjoyed a more honorable character than the lieutenants of the emperor, who commanded in Gaul or Syria.

  • But Banks had got so far that it seemed best that he should take Shreveport on the Red River, and turn over the line of that river to Steele, who commanded in Arkansas, to hold instead of the line of the Arkansas.

  • McCook, who commanded a small brigade, was first reported to have been captured; but he got back, having inflicted a good deal of damage upon the enemy.

  • Howard marched on to Brown's Ferry, while Geary, who commanded a division in the 12th corps, stopped three miles south.

  • Major Ouvry, who commanded them, must have been a proud man that day, for they behaved splendidly.

  • The next morning Adrian Hope, who commanded a brigade, was ordered to seize the Jalalabad fort, but finding it evacuated, he blew up one of the walls, and so rendered it indefensible.

  • Colonel Coote at once sent orders to Major Brereton, who commanded Draper's regiment, to take possession of the tank, before the enemy recovered from the confusion which the explosion would be sure to cause.

  • This liberality alarmed the persecutors, who commanded him to give an immediate account to the emperor of the church treasures.

  • The following afternoon, we were visited by one Jacob Ivanovitch Soposnicoff, a Russian, who commanded a boat, or small vessel, at Oomanak.

  • The indiscretion and ill conduct of Chepar, who commanded at Fort Rosalie, in the country of the Natchez, induced these Indians to become principals, instead of auxiliaries, in the havock.

  • During the summer, some soldiers of the garrison of Cat Island, rose upon and killed Roux, who commanded there.

  • He wrote to Colonel Arbuckle, who commanded at the barracks, that having received proof that Dominick A.

  • Lady Hughes and her family went out with him to Admiral Sir Richard Hughes, who commanded on that station.

  • Zollicoffer, of Tennessee, who commanded a Confederate brigade, was killed at a critical time in the battle.

  • You want to know about Colonel John DeCourcey, who commanded the [16th] regiment of Ohio Infantry for some time during our late war.

  • Colonel Johnson, who commanded on that flank of his regiment, received a most galling fire from them, which was returned with great effect.

  • Captain Treat, who commanded it, retired disgracefully, leaving a wounded man on the ground.

  • Chamillard, who commanded a party of twenty soldiers on the poop, had abandoned that station, after having lost some of his men.

  • General Dix, who commanded at Fortress Monroe, received orders to advance on Richmond, which was weakly defended at this time.

  • Wiley Crawford, who commanded a division composed of two brigades of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, was ordered to drive them farther back.

  • Weightman and Brown, who commanded brigades, had been killed, and Gens.

  • Bowen, of Georgia, who commanded a regiment of the Home Guards, and who did his utmost to drag his State into Secession, afterward be-.


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