Sentence examples for able officer from inspiring English sources

An able officer, he had progressed from colonel of the King's guards to general by 1632, and, on Gustavus' death at the Battle of Lützen (Nov. 16, 1632), he took command and decided the battle against the forces of the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand II.

Then, realizing that the main French army had crossed the Rhine and moved north of Lake Constance, he reorganized the defenses of Feldkirch, and deputed command to Franjo Jelačić, an able officer and commander.

Modern authors have criticised Curtis for his caution at a time when officers were applauded for bravery, but contemporary opinion was more divided: despite his many detractors, Horatio Nelson, who knew him well from their service together in the Mediterranean, described him as "an able officer and conciliating man".

The Minister for Air, Arthur Drakeford, backed Jones' manoeuvre but was informed by Prime Minister John Curtin that General MacArthur, as Supreme Commander SWPA, "would insist on the replacement of AVM Bostock by an equally able officer", and that "Air Commodore Hewitt ... was not considered an adequate replacement".

One contemporary writer critical of the scuttling of the Terrible wrote that "she made no more water than she did before [the battle]", and, more acidly, "If an able officer had been at the head of the fleet, the Terrible would not have been destroyed".

He has plenty of able officers but cannot promote them because of budget cuts and pressure to reduce senior staff.

Mr Yates had, of course, a number of able officers directly beneath him and a police spokesman has said there are no plans to make any immediate changes to those posts.

"Jeb" Stuart was the most prominent and able cavalry officer of the south.

Consequently, command further devolved to Lieutenant Field Marshal Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, an able cavalry officer, but inexperienced in the command of such a large army.

Consequently, command further devolved to Lieutenant Field Marshal Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, an able military officer, but as yet inexperienced in the command of such a large army.

The able Foreign Service officers with whom I served worked hard, skied harder and knew all the best restaurants.