Sentence examples for having taken command from inspiring English sources

Commander R. W. Simpson was Mahan's captain at the time, having taken command in early 1941.

Whether his deepest desire is for liberty, or simply for a dour solitude, I can't decide, but I loved the coolness with which, having taken command in battle, he melts away, once it's over, into the shifting throng.

Half of Mansfield's men were raw recruits, and Mansfield was also inexperienced, having taken command only two days before.

Allen himself was also an experienced commander who had taken command of USS Argus during her engagement with HMS Pelican in the War of 1812.

The operation continued under the leadership of Matthews, the company 2IC, who had taken command almost immediately after the company commander was wounded.

Archduke Charles of Austria, arguably among the best commanders of the House of Habsburg, had taken command of the Austrian army in late January.

During this final battle, the battalion's long serving commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Henderson, who had taken command in February 1917 before the battalion's first major battle, was killed in action.

They interrogate prisoners, gather intelligence, operate rendition flights, protect senior occupation officials - including some commanding US generals - and in some cases have taken command of US and international troops in battle.

Archduke Charles of Austria, arguably among the best commanders of the House of Habsburg in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, had taken command of the Austrian army in late January.

He had taken command in December.

By then, Ceku had taken command of the K.L.A.