Sentence examples for command troop from inspiring English sources

Since the Chief Seattle Council reviewed my case and handed down its decision that I was unfit to command Troop 345, I have been going over and over this whole business in my mind.

Carpenter had handpicked Lieutenant Hugh L. Scott to organize and command Troop L (composed of Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indians) for the 7th Cavalry.

But in 36 Antony left Italy to command troops in Parthia and while in the East resumed his liaison with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

Frequently, however, a general is a staff officer who does not command troops but who plans their operations in the field.

Six feet six inches tall, he returned to Mogadishu in December to command troops in the capital for a second time.

At a time in which many Spanish officers were characterized by sloppiness and lack of professionalism, young Franco quickly showed his ability to command troops effectively and soon won a reputation for complete professional dedication.

They were very busy and he did not have time to reflect on what it meant to command troops in the last British outpost in Helmand, he said.

Hamilton wanted to command troops in the field and disliked Washington, whom he found crass and dull.

Although the appointment meant that Ismay would probably never command troops again, he viewed it as an important opportunity and "accepted with scarcely a moment's hesitation".

In mid-April, Patton asked Pershing for the opportunity to command troops, and was attached to Troop C of the 13th Cavalry to assist in the manhunt for Villa and his subordinates.

Within the 6th Division, there were recriminations over what was seen as Berryman's favouritism towards Robertson, a fellow regular soldier and Royal Military College, Duntroon graduate, in an effort to prove that regular officers could command troops.