Sentence examples for command of the naval forces from inspiring English sources
There, the commander of Strassburg took command of the naval forces in the port and invited a sailor's council to be formed to assist in controlling the forces there.
Leary assigned Carpender to replace Captain Charles A. Lockwood in command of the naval forces based in Western Australia, known as Task Force 51.
The Spartans claimed the command of land forces, and since the Greek (hereafter referred to as "Allied") fleet would be dominated by Athens, Themistocles tried to claim command of the naval forces.
Murray's last operational command was in November 1806, when he was assigned as commander-in-chief of the naval forces involved in the operations to capture Buenos Aires, supporting General John Whitelocke's soldiers.
Instead, as a compromise, the Spartans (an insignificant naval power), in the person of Eurybiades were to command the naval forces.
In 1206 William was in charge of the naval forces in the Cinque Ports and commanded the fleet that invaded Poitou.
In 1917, Bayan was the flagship of Vice Admiral Bakhirev, who now commanded the naval forces defending the Gulf of Riga.
Acting as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's naval deputy, Cunningham commanded the large fleet that covered the Anglo-American landings in North Africa (Operation Torch; November 1942) and then commanded the naval forces used in the joint Anglo-American amphibious invasions of Sicily (July 1943) and Italy (September 1943).
Bertram Home Ramsay, (born January 20 , 1883 Hampton Court Palace, London, England died January 2 , 1945 in flight near Toussus-le-Noble Toussus-le-Nobleh Toussus-le-Noble, Franceg World War II, oversaw the evacuation of British forces from Dunaval in 1940 and then cofficerd the naval forces used in the Normandy Invasion (1944).
His actions at Surinam: commanding the naval forces in the siege and capturing a succession of Dutch forts along the Suriname River, were highly commended.
The invasion fleet had broken up soon after the island fell and command of the remaining naval forces on the island had been given to Captain Philip Beaver.
