Sentence examples for effective troop from inspiring English sources

Stilwell was an effective troop commander, and Roosevelt requested that Chiang place Stilwell in command of all Chinese forces.

By now Burgoyne's army had been reduced to about 5,000 effective troops, and his supplies were running low.

In Iraq, the United States learned the hard lesson that even hundreds of thousands of brave, effective troops, trillions of dollars from our Treasury, cannot by itself impose stability on a foreign land.

Notions of social justice and fairness, or at least the fear of working class insurrections, certainly played a part in the development of twentieth century welfare states, but there was a pragmatic military motivation as well: if young people are to grow up to be effective troops, they need to be healthy, well-nourished, and reasonably well-educated.

While Pashtuns make up only a little more than 40 percent of the country's population, the remaining major ethnic groups are viewed warily in Pashtun areas and there are great concerns about how effective troops made up of these groups can be and how much support they will ever get from Pashtun locals.

The UN said additional and more effective troops were needed as a matter of urgency.

By 18 00, Poovey had only 12 effective troops left in the platoon, 17 of the 29 men still living were wounded.

General Washington, with a smaller army of about 19,000 effective troops, lacked significant intelligence on the British force and plans, and was uncertain exactly where in the New York area the Howes intended to strike.

Shulman had written in 1947, that with the defeat of its second armoured counter-attack in June, the German command had thrown away its most effective troops and Reynolds wrote that while the operation was costly for the British, it caused grievous losses to the Germans.

Sullivan, who counted 2,500 effective troops under his command, at first wanted to make a stand at Sorel, but smallpox, desertions, and word that the British fleet was again under sail to come upriver convinced him it was time to retreat.

He made a series of highly critical complaints of General Berroa: the general failed to destroy the English fleet; he failed to share the plunder taken from the ships burned by the English; he refused to leave any of his fleet to assist in protection of the town; and he landed only the weakest and least effective troops in a bid to avoid combat.