Sentence examples for appointed commander from inspiring English sources

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant recently appointed commander of all Federal forces in the West took command at Chattanooga.

Washington had been appointed Commander of the Army in June 1775 and taken command in Boston.

Relinquishing command of Western Area in July 1945, Brownell was appointed commander of the recently formed No. 11 Group.

Hipper commanded several cruisers in the reconnaissance forces before being appointed commander of the I Scouting Group in October 1913.

Upon his graduation and emancipation, he was appointed commander of a group of the sultan's bodyguard.

She agreed to marry him after he had been appointed commander of the Italian expedition.

General Liu was an army officer before being appointed commander of the navy in 1982.

The next year, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and rode to Cambridge to take command.

He was appointed commander-in-chief by President Mohammed Morsi in August 2012.

Caxias was appointed commander-in-chief of the Brazilian land forces.

Nelson was appointed commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet and given the first-rate as his flagship.