Sentence examples for competent soldier from inspiring English sources

He was a skilled politician, a farsighted legislator, a competent soldier, and a minor poet and wit.

A competent soldier, he took part in the international expedition of General Juan Prim to Mexico (1861) and fought Cuban rebels (until 1872).

"People could say of me, 'He was a competent soldier — he knew his stuff.' " Later, he came back to the question, admitting that none of his relationships had been "tremendous".

Barnes, a competent soldier, feels incapable of "dealing with death in an alien culture and he had no idea how to relate to this man or the death of his son.

As commander of this northernmost sector of the eastern frontier, Theophilos proved a competent soldier and gave valuable assistance to his brother's campaigns.

Weeding out less competent soldiers, or corrupt ones, makes sense.

They are phlegmatic but dutiful and competent soldiers who serve the leader but let him shine undimmed.

He said he underscored to the Afghan leaders the importance of quality, not just quantity, in producing competent soldiers and police.

The British commander, Sir Ian Hamilton, was weak and gentlemanly, and his generals included a fair share of butchers and bunglers, whereas their German and Turkish opponents were competent soldiers and effective leaders.

In his experience, he said, the training that produces competent soldiers may make them vulnerable to a disguised pitch from a friendly agent in the classroom who is a veteran.

The British had to save face, and there were hostages to be rescued, so an army of retribution was sent in, this time commanded by competent soldiers, so that it achieved its aims soon enough.