Sentence examples for in active command from inspiring English sources

There was increasing evidence that Omar was back in active command, with I.S.I. support.

When conservative forces gained control of the republic in 1933, Franco was restored to active command; in 1934 he was promoted to major general.

Meantime, having tired of the routine duties at headquarters and yearning for glory, he pressed Washington for an active command in the field.

Following the end of World War II, the division remained as an active command in the National Guard, gradually expanding its command to contain units from other divisions which had been consolidated.

He occupied this post for the remainder of the war, failing in bids to return to an active command at the head of the 5th Division, the Australian Corps, or the 3rd Division when Monash was promoted to corps commander.

His last active command had been the cavalry division in the Second Boer War.

He was made Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff at the War Office in 1940 but asked for a transfer to an active command after the Dunkirk evacuation.

He also returned to active command at his own request.

His last active command had been during the Second Boer War, first as a senior staff officer in the cavalry division, then commanding a brigade-sized group of columns.

Troude was subsequently promoted and highly praised, holding a number of important active commands in the French Navy.

In reward for his services as represented, Troude was promoted and highly praised, later holding a number of important active commands in the French Navy.