Sentence examples for commanded the assault from inspiring English sources

His deputy, General Bashir Tartag, commanded the assault that ended the most high-profile terrorist incident to take place on Algerian soil, threatening vital gas exports to the west.

At Potemkin's request, General Suvorov commanded the assault, which proved to be costly but effective.

Fechteler commanded the assault on the Admiralty Islands, in which APDs were employed in order to meet the Army's requirement for a reconnaissance in force.

Vandegrift was the overall commander of the 16,000 Allied (primarily U.S. Marine) ground forces involved in the landings and personally commanded the assault on Guadalcanal.

Kinkaid commanded the assault personally, with Barbey′s VII Amphibious Force as Task Force 78, joined by Vice Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson′s III Amphibious Force from the Pacific Fleet as Task Force 79.

Israeli estimates of casualties and damage in the 36-minute battle at Entebbe were three hostages and the Israeli officer commanding the assault force killed, five civilians and four soldiers wounded, seven terrorists (two Germans and five Arabs) killed, about 20 Ugandan soldiers fighting alongside the terrorists also killed, and between six and 10 Soviet-manufactured MiG fighters destroyed.

In April 1945 he personally commanded the final assault on Berlin and then remained in Germany as commander of the Soviet occupation force.

In mid-October he commanded the rebel assault against the French Army in Damascus, briefly capturing the French High-Commissioner Maurice Sarrail's residence.

Major John Howard commanded the company for the assault, which in short order captured the Benouville and Ranville bridges intact, for the loss of two dead and several wounded.

The retired general became famous for resigning his commission rather than command the Russian assault on the rebellious republic of Chechnya in December 1994.

He rendered great services during the siege of Savannah, and in the assault of October 9 commanded the whole cavalry, both French and American.