Sentence examples for command of forces from inspiring English sources

He fought liberation movements in Mozambique from 1965 to 1969, first as second in command and then as commander, and took command of forces in Angola in 1970.

After the Union defeat at Chickamauga, Sherman was ordered to take command of forces gathered in nearby Chattanooga.

The 21 documents include decrees issued by Czar Nicholas II and Marshal Georgy Zhukov, a top-secret paper on the reconstruction of Russian military airfields in the 1930s, and Catherine the Great's decree to divide command of forces in Poland during the 18th-century partitions of the country.

Gen. Philip Sheridan in command of forces in the now-quiet Shenandoah Valley.

General Carleton was given independent command of forces in Quebec and the northern frontier, while General William Howe was appointed Commander-in-Chief of forces along the Atlantic coast, an arrangement that had worked well between Generals Wolfe and Amherst in the French and Indian War.

Washington had also laid the seeds for conflict between Arnold and Gates when he gave Arnold command of forces in Rhode Island in late 1776; because of this move Gates came to view Arnold as a competitor for advancement, and the previously positive relationship between Gates and Arnold cooled.

William Howe temporarily replaced him as commander of the forces in Boston, while General Guy Carleton was given command of the forces in Quebec.

Command of British forces in North America, previously under a single commander, was divided into two commands.

"The opportunity is to build an Iraqi security force from former elements of the army that will work under the command of coalition forces".

The Americans have also conducted joint air and naval strike practices with France and the U.K. under the command of American forces, while Germany is sending warships to the area, also under the command of American forces.

General Sanchez said such a force, if created, would be composed of "light infantry" that could operate under the command of allied forces.