Sentence examples for of a brigadier from inspiring English sources

His military governorship came with the appointment of a brigadier generalship, which ostensibly gave him weight on Army matters.

The punishment of a brigadier general and a colonel was a rare admission of high-ranking wrongdoing during the war a year ago.

In Paris, France's President François Hollande sported a "peace for Syria" wristband as his government trumpeted the defection of a brigadier from Syria's elite Republican Guard.

Willison was the son of a brigadier who served in tanks, but he began his own military career as an engineer.

Logan declined Grant's offer of a brigadier generalship in the postwar U.S. army and returned to politics, this time as a Republican and an advocate of African American civil rights.

Born in Folkestone, the son of a brigadier, Grylls was educated at St Ronan's preparatory school, Hawkhurst, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and served in the Royal Marines (1952-55).

Following the flight to Turkey of a brigadier-general, Mustafa Ahmed al-Sheikh, a second military leader was filmed announcing his defection to opposition supporters inside the country.

In Hamer's movie, Dennis Price, the gay, Oxford-educated son of a brigadier-general, gives his greatest performance as the aggrieved Edwardian shop assistant revenging himself on the establishment for his mother's humiliation, and he's certainly not overshadowed by Alec Guinness's protean virtuosity.

Bill was one of McNamara's "Whiz Kids". At the ripe old age of 29, Bill's civilian rank was equivalent to that of a brigadier-general.

Walter DeRidder was the son of Simon DeRidder, a Brigadier General during the War of 1812 and Maria VAn Schaick.

Like the defection of Manaf Tlass, a brigadier general in the elite Republican Guard, Hijab's move will trigger speculation about others who may follow and the effect on the regime.