Sentence examples for lost commanders from inspiring English sources

"He has lost commanders, a brother and other family members".

Despite six years of America's "war on terror", and in part because of its blunders, al-Qaeda and its offshoots have regrouped, replaced lost commanders and built up a stronger following around the world.

The film The Eagle picks up in 140 A.D., with Channing Tatum playing Marcus Aquila, the son of the Ninth's lost commander.

Two of the three infantry brigades and eight of the twelve infantry battalions had lost their commanders, and the division's front-line strength was reduced to 1,200 riflemen – less than a company per battalion.

In 362 the city was again prominent when the Theban army, cleverly outmanoeuvring the Spartan troops, won the battle and lost their commander, Epaminondas, in an encounter on the Mantineian Plain.

The 34th Infantry lost its commander, Colonel Robert R. Martin as well as two thirds of its 3rd Battalion's strength.

All the divisional commanders lost men and women.

In the confusion, the 201st Army Corps commanders lost contact with the battalion.

Commanders lost track of some of the companies that were reporting.

The lesson taught by accurate, long-range fire from entrenched positions in the American Civil War was lost on European commanders.

They lost contact with commanders and, the Guerrero police said, were apparently attacked and abducted by 30 gunmen along the road -- not an unusual occurrence in Mexico.