Sentence examples for brigadier to from inspiring English sources

Previously ranked as a brigadier, the DSF was promoted from brigadier to major-general in recognition of the significant expansion of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF).

To replace General Leslie at Portsmouth, General Clinton sent 1,600 troops under General Arnold (recently commissioned into the British Army as a brigadier) to Virginia in late December.

I want some old brigadiers to come marching in, in cavalry twill, with pipes, and get us out of our various messes and make us feel safe.

After considering and rejecting a number of plans for landings on the north shore, a decision was made in late August by Wolfe and his brigadiers to land upriver of the city.

He quickly climbed from captain to brigadier general (1862) to major general (1864) to lieutenant general (1865).

Transferred to northern Missouri, Grant was promoted by Lincoln to Brigadier General, backdated to May 17, 1861, again with Washburne's support.

This happened a day or two after her father, the brigadier, came to visit — or, rather, to look us over.

On 1 June 1918, Lieutenant General John Monash succeeded Birdwood as commander of the Australian Corps, and Blamey was promoted to the rank of brigadier general to replace White as the corps Brigadier General General Staff (BGGS).

Somewhere there is a retired brigadier longing to send that 20 minutes back to the drawing board.

General William Barksdale was killed in the battle; Colonel Humphreys became brigadier general to replace him, and Brandon was in turn promoted to colonel.

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who previously served as brigadier general to the 1st Marine Expeditionary in Afghanistan, seemingly admitted as much to the New Yorker's Dexter Filkins recently.