Sentence examples for command of the expedition from inspiring English sources
New light is thrown on the mystery to-day by Commander Evans, the successor to the command of the expedition.
But command of the expedition went instead to Capt.
After nine years' service in the West Indies, he took command of the expedition to the northwest coast of North America for which he is noted.
Garnier, who assumed command of the expedition after Lagrée's death three months before its completion in June 1868, was honoured by the award of several medals.
Robert entrusted the command of the expedition to his brother Roger, but on particularly difficult occasions e.g., the siege of Palermo in 1071 he came to his brother's aid.
After Magellan's death in the Philippines in April 1521, a series of men took command of the expedition, but none of them stayed in charge for longer than a few months.
After confronting Stairs's men, M'Siri was shot dead by Omer Bodson, the Belgian second-in-command of the expedition, who was immediately killed himself by the dead king's men.
The command structure of the expedition had still to be settled.
In 1907, he was promoted to rear admiral and given command of the Pathfinder Expedition around the South American coast before being appointed commander of the 2nd Division of the Pacific Fleet and then commander-in-chief of the entire fleet.
He divided his corps and assumed personal command of the Ladysmith expedition.
