`` The commander has failed in his duty if he has not won victory -- for that is his duty ''.

The Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar a grandson of Aurangzeb, is also known to have sent a letter to the Ottomans bu this time it was received by the Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damad Ibrahim Pasha providing a graphic description of the informing him of the efforts of the Mughal commander Syed Hassan Ali Khan Barha against the Rajput and Maratha rebellion.

The arrangement of crowning a successor as royal prince and military commander is well known among other Germanic tribes, such as the Swedes and Franks, to whom the Anglo-Saxons were closely related.

The convention, for the first time in the history of international aviation law, recognizes certain powers and immunities of the aircraft commander who on international flights may restrain any person ( s ) he has reasonable cause to believe is committing or is about to commit an offense liable to interfere with the safety of persons or property on board or who is jeopardizing good order and discipline.

Paul is rescued from the mob by a Roman commander () and accused of being a revolutionary, " ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes ", teaching resurrection of the dead, and thus imprisoned in Caesarea ().

Of course importance is a matter of perspective ; what is important to a divisional commander is rarely the same as what is important to an infantry platoon commander.

Wellington is better-known to posterity, because he led one of the two Allied armies at the final decisive victory of the Napoleonic Wars ( the battle of Waterloo in 1815 ), although Wellington's superior reputation is perhaps also because he only once faced Napoleon, whereas Charles was confronted by Napoleon in battle more times than any other commander.

The Count of Mérode-Westerloo, commander of the Flemish troops in Tallard's army wrote – " One thing is certain: we delayed our march from Alsace for far too long and quite inexplicably.

The first Batavi commander we know of is named Chariovalda, who led a charge across the Visurgin ( Weser ) against the Cherusci led by Arminius during the campaigns of Germanicus in Germania Transrhenana.

* Joshua's vision of the " commander of Yahweh's army " ( 5: 13 – 15 ) is reminiscent of the divine revelation to Moses in the burning bush ( Ex.

The President of the Republic () is the head of state and the commander in chief of the Croatian armed forces and is directly elected to serve a five-year term.

The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces, has the procedural duty of appointing the prime minister with the consent of the Sabor ( Parliament ) through a simple majority vote, and has some influence on foreign policy.

The Cimmerian is a talented fighter, but his travels have given him vast experience in other trades, especially as a thief ; he is also a talented commander, tactician and strategist, as well as a born leader.

Even though it was known that the Luftwaffe in the north was now being directed by the young and energetic General Peltz, the commander who would conduct the `` Little Blitz '' on London in 1944, a major raid on Bari at this juncture of the war was not to be considered seriously.

Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer was the regiment's first permanent commander and, like such generals as George S. Patton and Terry De La Mesa Allen in their rise to military prominence, Custer was a believer in blood and guts warfare.

William Joseph Slim, First Viscount Slim, former Governor General of Australia, was the principal British commander in the field during the Burma War.

A few days after Emancipation was announced, 13 Republican governors met at the War Governors ' Conference ; they supported the president's Proclamation, but suggested the removal of General George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army.

General John P. Jumper, U. S. Air Forces in Europe commander, escorts President William Jefferson Clinton upon his arrival to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 5, 1999.

After Gott was killed flying back to Cairo Churchill was persuaded by Brooke, who by this time was Chief of the Imperial General Staff to appoint Montgomery, who had only just been nominated to replace Alexander as commander of the British ground forces for Operation Torch.

Two hours later the Duke, accompanied by the Dutch field commander Field Marshal Overkirk, General Daniel Dopff, and the Allied staff, rode up to Cadogan where on the horizon to the westward he could discern the massed ranks of the French army deploying for battle along the four mile ( 6. 4 km ) front.

Major General William Rupertus, USMC — commander of 1st Marine Division — predicted the island would be secured within four days.

General Oreste Baratieri, commander of the Italian forces, knew the Ethiopian forces had been living off the land, and once the supplies of the local peasants were exhausted, Emperor Menelik's army would begin to melt away.

On 15 March 2003 rebels who controlled part of the country moved into Bangui and installed their commander, General François Bozizé, as president, while President Patassé was out of the country.

In 1988 Colonel Koffi Botty was the high commander of the National Gendarmerie, having replaced Brigadier General N ' daw in 1983.

Unrest and rebellion plagued the government until 1965, when Lieutenant General Mobutu, by then commander in chief of the national army, seized control of the country and declared himself president for five years.

Lieutenant General Ēmile Janssens, the FP commander, wrote during a meeting of soldiers that ' Before independence = After Independence ', pouring cold water on the soldiers ' desires for an immediate raise in their status.

Général d ' armée Louis Bobozo, and Generaux de Corps d ' Armee Nyamaseko Mata Bokongo, Nzoigba Yeu Ngoli, Muke Massaku, Ingila Grima, Itambo Kambala Wa Mukina, Tshinyama Mpemba, and General de Division Yossa Yi Ayira, the last having been commander of the Kamina base, were all retired on 25 July 1972.

Taking over as military commander-in-chief, now titled Captain General, was newly promoted General de Division Bumba Moaso, former commander of the parachute division.

In January 1979 General de Division Boyenge Mosambay Singa was named as both military region commander and Region Commissioner for Shaba.

In February 1943, his authority was extended as commander of AFHQ across the Mediterranean basin to include the British 8th Army, commanded by General Bernard Law Montgomery.

* Joe was the dachshund of General Claire Lee Chennault, commander of the Flying Tigers and then the China Air Task Force of the US Army Air Forces, and became the mascot of those organizations.

Atchison actively recruited State Guardsmen in northern Missouri and served with Missouri State Guard commander General Sterling Price in the summer campaign of 1861.

Its commander is Lieutenant General Abd El Aziz Seif-Eldeen.

The General Headquarters was created with Spiro Moisiu as the commander and Enver Hoxha as political commissary.

General Yaqub temporarily assumed the control of the province, as he was made the unified commander of Pakistan Armed Forces.

General AAK Niazi, the last unified commander of Pakistan Armed Forces, signed the surrender letter.

The rebel headquarters was located at the General Post Office ( GPO ) where James Connolly, overall military commander and four other members of the Military Council: Patrick Pearse, Tom Clarke, Seán Mac Dermott and Joseph Plunkett were located.

According to Edward Gibbon in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, during the shifting of offices that took place at the beginning of the new reigns, Alaric apparently hoped he would be promoted from a mere commander to the rank of general in one of the regular armies.

The fleet's commander was unable to prevent the Fall of Minorca leading to a major public outburst against both him and the government.

Arab Legion commander Abdullah el Tell ( far right ) with Captain Hikmat Mihyar ( far left ) pose with Jewish prisoners after the Fall of Gush Etzion.

Arab Legion commander Abdullah el Tell ( far right ) with Captain Hikmat Mihyar ( far left ) pose with Jewish prisoners after the Fall of Gush Etzion

Despite highly decorated achievements during World War I, including at Gallipoli, Bennett is best remembered for his role in the Fall of Singapore in the Pacific War when, as commander of the 8th Division, he escaped while his men became prisoners of the Japanese.

On 30 April 1975, with the Fall of Saigon, rather than fleeing the country or surrendering, General Nam and his deputy commander, General Lê Văn Hưng shot themselves dead.

By 2552, midway through The Fall of Reach Keyes is commander of the Iroquois, a UNSC destroyer.