There was the Neapolitan, Ribas, a capable conniver whose father had been a blacksmith but who had fawned his way up the ladder of Catherine's and Potemkin's favor till he was now a brigadier ( and would one day be the daggerman designated to do in Czar Paul 1,, after traveling all the way to Naples to procure just the right stiletto ).

During the Civil War, Custer, who achieved a brilliant record, was made brigadier general at the age of 23.

Eastern Tennessee was held for the Confederacy by two unimpressive brigadier generals appointed by Jefferson Davis, Felix Zollicoffer, a brave but untrained and inexperienced officer, and soon to be Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden, a former U. S. Army officer with apparent alcohol problems.

He was appointed brigadier general of volunteers on February 3, 1862, and was assigned to duty in northern Virginia while the Army of the Potomac conducted the Peninsula Campaign.

Pike was commissioned as a brigadier general on November 22, 1861, and given a command in the Indian Territory.

On completion of his tour of duty in India, Montgomery returned to Britain in June 1937 where he became commanding officer of the 9th Infantry Brigade with the temporary rank of brigadier, but that year saw great tragedy when his wife was bitten by an insect while on holiday in Burnham-on-Sea.

He was promoted to brigadier general and commanded an armed brigade and division in Turkey.

While serving in this capacity, he was selected for promotion to brigadier general in November 1988.

Their second son, John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower, was born on August 3, 1922, while they were in Panama ; John served in the United States Army, retired as a brigadier general, became an author and served as U. S. Ambassador to Belgium from 1969 to 1971.

After successfully participating in the Louisiana Maneuvers, he was promoted to brigadier general on October 3, 1941.

He was promoted to brigadier general on September 24, 1861.

He was advanced to brigadier general on April 23, 1992.

This surrender was accepted by the brigadier J. R. Stevenson, who represented Lieutenant General Sturdee, the commander of the First Australian Army, on board the warship HMAS Diamantina Arrangements were made to repatriate from Chuuk the 737 Nauruans who survived Japanese captivity there.

Early in 1940, he was trained for a commission after, whilst working in a kitchen, answering the question of an inspecting brigadier with a Greek proverb ; on several occasions, he told colleagues that he expected to be at least a major-general by the end of the war.

He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in August 1942, telling his parents that he was doing the work of three people and expected to be a brigadier within a year or two, and in that role helped plan the Second Battle of El Alamein, having previously helped plan the attack on Rommel's supply lines.

For a few weeks he was the youngest brigadier in the British Army, and he was one of only two men in the entire war to rise from private to brigadier ( the other being Fitzroy Maclean ).

He was offered a regular commission as a brigadier in the Indian Army, and the post of Assistant Commandant of an Indian Officers ' Training Academy, which he declined.

He was promoted to colonel in 1792 and by 1794 was a brigadier attached to the army of the Sambre et Meuse.

This strategy was a success, and Knox and Reed were able to fend off all lawsuits that would have placed blame upon the club's members.

The takeover bid was successively rejected by the Sensi family, who instead preferred to maintain the club's ownership.

Although much of the attention focused on the power-hitting lineup, much of the club's success was due to a strong bullpen, as relievers Darren Holmes, Curt Leskanic, Steve Reed, and Bruce Ruffin all posted earned-run averages below 3. 40.

His replacement was Todd Helton, who had been the club's first-round draft pick in 1995 out of the University of Tennessee.

Under previous general manager Gebhard, the Rockies had largely neglected their farm system and mostly relied on signing veteran free agents from other clubs ; this was possible due to the high attendance numbers in the club's first few years of attendance.

Royce Clayton, the club's starting shortstop in 2004, also was allowed to leave.

Historically, Charlton's most successful period was the 1930s, when the club's highest league finishes were recorded, including runners-up of the First Division in 1937.

In the club's early years its progress was hampered by the nearby presence of Woolwich Arsenal F. C.

However, in the 1950s little investment was made either for players or to The Valley, hampering the club's growth.

Even though it did not feel like it, this was a turning point in the club's history leading to a period of turbulence and change including further promotion and exile.

But the club's finances were still far from secure, and they were forced to leave the Valley just after the start of the 1985 – 86 season after its safety was criticised by Football League officials.

The battle was lost on the final day of the season but the club's board kept faith in Curbishley, confident that they could bounce back.

In the 2003 – 04 season, Charlton spent much of the campaign challenging for a Champions League place, but a late-season slump in form, combined with the sale of star player Scott Parker to Chelsea, left Charlton in 7th place, which was still the club's highest finish since the 1950s.

The club's first ground was Siemens Meadow ( 1905 – 1907 ), a patch of rough ground by the River Thames.

The first match at this site, now known as the club's current ground The Valley, was in September 1919.

However, after the club's relegation little investment was made in The Valley as it fell into decline.

This move was unpopular with supporters and in the late 1980s significant steps were taken to bring about the club's return to The Valley.

His book The Soccer Tribe published in 1981 was partly based on research carried out during his directorship of Oxford United, including as it did analysis of the ' tribal ' chanting of the club's fans during matches at the club's Manor Ground.

The club's first official match was played against Carlton on 7 June 1873, with Essendon winning by one goal.

Regardless of the accuracy of these allegations, the club's image was tarnished, and the side experienced its lowest period during the decade that followed, with poor results on the field and decreased support off it.

The club's Annual Report made an assessment that was at once restrained and, as was soon to emerge, tacitly and uncannily prophetic:

One of the club's first ever kits was half red, half white shirts with white shorts worn in the 1886 – 7 season.

Further, FACA was an attempt by Congress to curtail the rampant " locker-room discussion " that had become prevalent in administrative decisions.

On the final day, when Brown is to cut the team down to 25 players, Dorn plays a practical joke on Vaughn, making him believe he was cut, resulting in a locker-room brawl.

Although Howard was described as a consistent role player and locker-room leader, his salary continued to be perceived as outrageous by sportswriters such as the Houston Chronicle Jerome Solomon.

O ' Neal later said it was locker-room humor and he meant no offense.

The original airing of the song featured partial male nudity in the opening of the song as steelworkers showered in their locker-room ; the scene was edited from subsequent airings on MTV.

Lifting that trophy in front of the Athens crowd served as huge vindication and confidence boost for Paspalj after a couple of tough seasons, and the release of tension was evident in his jubilant locker-room interview with Vassilis Skountis when Paspalj ebulliently joined in with the chant ( meant ironically in this instance as he was clutching the trophy in his arms ) that " You will never lift the Cup, Paspalj, Paspalj!

Prior to the 2006 season, another $ 5. 6 million was used to renovate the locker-room complex and add new north end zone seating, raising the permanent seating capacity by approximately 1, 900, to 52, 200.

On October 29, 2010, he was involved in a locker-room altercation with new teammate Delonte West.