generalship

Example Sentences

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General Pershing "passed the limit of forbearance" when he attempted to dictate generalships to President Wilson.

From Time Magazine Archive

Why do astrologers, while calling Saturn and Mars 'malignant', proceed to make them good, attributing to them philosophy and royalty, generalships and treasures?

From Five Stages of Greek Religion by Murray, Gilbert

Lee's escape will henceforth occupy the cardinal place in the annals of disgraceful generalships of the Potomac army.

From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

He could support the prime minister and merit all manner of legal generalships without any self-unbinding.

From The Bertrams by Trollope, Anthony