Sentence examples for personal command for from inspiring English sources

The one really big battle, Borodino, was more or less a draw, after Napoleon gave up personal command for reasons never satisfactorily explained.

On Wednesday, Mr. Fujimori began and took personal command of a police and military search for Mr. Montesinos.

Greece's prime minister-elect, Costas Caramanlis, took personal command of speeding up the pace of preparations for this summer's Games in Athens, appointing himself head of the Culture Ministry, which has responsibility for the work.

Lacking an available commander of sufficient seniority, Kesselring assumed personal command of Gruppe Crüwell.

Fought by the Parliamentarians, commanded by Sydnam Poyntz, and the Royalists under the personal command of King Charles I, it was a significant defeat for the Royalists, with heavy losses and Charles prevented from relieving the Siege of Chester.

A spokesman for the Northern Alliance said Mr. bin Laden had taken personal command of the fighting and had dug in with 1,000 loyalists.

One recommendation to Rumsfeld called for restructuring Special Operations as a specific agency under the personal command of the Defense Secretary.

He could even assume personal command of either army, should he decide it was necessary.

Napoleon arrived to take personal command of close to 80,000 men.

He divided his corps and assumed personal command of the Ladysmith expedition.

Hailing appointed himself head of the army and took personal command of the Jurchen forces.