Sentence examples for successful generals from inspiring English sources

It also included successful generals ready to forget their humble origins.

While Maria necessarily came under the influence of the successful generals of the civil war, her principal aim was to defend her father's charter (which had been granted by the crown) from those who demanded a "democratic" constitution like that of 1822.

Wolff published "This Boy's Life," he said, because he wanted his children to know what his mother was like in her wilder days; however, he was embarrassed to enter the realm of the memoir, calling it the medium of "actors, successful generals, and Winston Churchill.& 8221 Karr, however, had fewer qualms when setting out to write "The Liars' Club".

The imperial court often believed that successful generals endangered royal authority, and relieved or even executed them (notably Li Gang, Yue Fei, and Han Shizhong ).

At the party's convention in Baltimore in June, Lincoln was easily nominated, although there had been some talk of replacing him with a Cabinet officer or one of the more successful generals.

In 1567 Qi Jiguang and Tan Lun, successful generals who fended off the coastal pirates, were reassigned to manage the Ji Chang Defense Commands and step up the defences of the capital region.

This conference has the buzz that one following a successful general election campaign ought to have.

He has been a very successful general officer at the tactical level.

"I think they can be prevented from being successful," General Hertling said.

"And Lincoln realized that any successful general would have to be a risk-taker.

He took a successful general and made it impossible for President Obama to retain him.