Sentence examples for french commanded from inspiring English sources

Holding the St .Lawrence River valley, the Great Lakes, and the mouth of the Mississippi River, the French commanded the better strategic position in America, though the English colonies were far wealthier and more populous.

I have no idea if this is normal strip club fare or if French commanded a higher caliber of twerk last night, but either way, this was a show.

French staff officers disastrously failed to treat seriously several crucial differences between Dien Bien Phu and Na San: First, at Na San, the French commanded most of the high ground with overwhelming artillery support.

He remained there for 16 years, serving in an Albanian regiment under French command.

The French command has tolerated the guards because they are not armed.

He seems not to have been trusted by the French command in Metz, and was arrested as a spy.

The wounding of Mac-Mahon early on September 1 caused extreme confusion in the French command, allowing the Germans to carry on their encirclement without serious opposition.

Under French command, they flew against the Germans in wood and canvas contraptions about as well engineered as a love seat from Ikea.

It is a matter of historical record that North African troops under French command committed many atrocities in the area known as Ciociaria south of Rome.

The Battle of Marengo in June gave the French command of the Po valley as far as the Adige, and in December another French army defeated the Austrians in Germany.

Without warning Haig or Robertson in advance, he confronted them at the Calais Conference of February 1917 with a plan to place the British army under French command for General Robert-Georges Nivelle's forthcoming offensive.