Sentence examples for retained command from inspiring English sources

Senior United States military commanders emphasized that while they retained command of their troops, the forces were there to serve the Iraqi government.

Antietam was a Union victory only because McClellan had retained command of the field.

He retained command of his regiment until his promotion to major general in 1854.

Although Thomas retained command of the Army of the Cumberland, which he had gained from Rosecrans after Chickamauga, it was only one of three armies under Sherman during the Atlanta campaign from May to September 1864.

Although Meade retained command of the Army of the Potomac until the end of the war, his independence of action was sharply curtailed after March 1864, when General Ulysses S. Grant was placed in command of all Union forces.

Despite being promoted to command the British Fifth Army, Birdwood retained command of the AIF.

While retaining command of the corps, Browning also became Deputy Commander of the Army despite a poor relationship with Brereton and being disliked by many American officers, including Ridgway, who was now the commander of the US XVIII Airborne Corps.

Samuel Ramey is not so far past, though, and he should retain command of the title role.

Cash payments and guarantees of retaining command of one's troops are common requests.

South Korean leaders say they want to retain command of their forces at all times.

He promised the UN that a French general would retain command of the force.