Commanded

Examples

• Thus the enemy, with a vastly superior force, was strongly fortified to the east, south, and west, and commanded the river below. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He was brave and conscientious, and commanded the respect of all who knew him. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Lieutenant-Colonel Garland, of the 4th infantry, was the brigade commander, and on this occasion commanded the entire marching force. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I was going on to more particulars, when my master commanded me silence. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Lee had ordered Hill's corps--now commanded by Early--to move by the very road we had marched upon. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• At all events, soon after light on the 1st of June Anderson, who commanded the corps on Lee's left, was seen moving along Warren's front. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It is true that the tower commanded a pretty view by land and water, but Colonel Sellers himself might have projected this enterprise as a possible source of steady income. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• He commanded the cavalry at Ch?ronea under his father's eye. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• This reference is the twenty-fifth chapter of the Book of Exodus, wherein the Lord commanded Moses to make golden spoons for the Tabernacle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Produce Dator Xodar, she commanded. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• A member of the staff advanced toward the troops, and calling the name of a soldier commanded him to advance. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• A better army, man for man, probably never faced an enemy than the one commanded by General Taylor in the earliest two engagements of the Mexican war. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Sheridan had about ten thousand cavalry with him, divided into two divisions commanded respectively by Custer and Devin. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The god had commanded that their purification should be the purification by pilgrimage. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• It was a brigade composed of six full regiments commanded by Colonel Thayer, of Nebraska. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Meade moved Hancock's corps, now commanded by Birney, to the left, with a view to at least force the enemy to stay within the limits of his own line. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Gibbon commanded Hancock's left, and was ordered to attack, but was not able to accomplish much. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• In one of the backward moves, on the 6th, the division commanded by General Prentiss did not fall back with the others. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• WilliaMs. Generals Logan and Blair commanded the two corps composing the right wing. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The time agreed upon for the assault was the middle of the afternoon, and Ames who commanded the assaulting column moved at 3. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• A battalion was thrown to the rear, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Childs, of the artillery, as reserves. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The cook was imperatively ordered to produce food, and I, as imperatively, was commanded to eat. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Neither General Prentiss nor Colonel Marsh, who commanded at Jackson, knew their destination. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Meg reasoned, pleaded, and commanded, all in vain. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• His right and left divisions--the former Crawford's, the latter Wadsworth's, now commanded by Cutler--drove the enemy back some distance. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• In both sisters he commanded a certain homage. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• All but two of the steamers were commanded by volunteers from the army, and all but one so manned. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The force will be commanded by Maj. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Turning to Oliver, he roughly commanded him to take hold of Nancy's hand. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• There was no other dwelling near, in that direction; and the prospect it commanded was very extensive. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

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