Sentences with phrase «british army chief»

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The courage of U.S. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, for example: Marshall insisted for two years that the only way to defeat Hitler and his war machine was to land a large force in France, beat the German army, and wrest control of the continent of Europe from the Nazi regime — a point Marshall had to carry against the virtually unanimous opposition of his British counterparts, who, like Winston Churchill, preferred a «periphery» strategy that would peck away at the Third Reich before a quick, end - game invasion administered the coup de grace to a collapsing German empArmy Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, for example: Marshall insisted for two years that the only way to defeat Hitler and his war machine was to land a large force in France, beat the German army, and wrest control of the continent of Europe from the Nazi regime — a point Marshall had to carry against the virtually unanimous opposition of his British counterparts, who, like Winston Churchill, preferred a «periphery» strategy that would peck away at the Third Reich before a quick, end - game invasion administered the coup de grace to a collapsing German emparmy, and wrest control of the continent of Europe from the Nazi regime — a point Marshall had to carry against the virtually unanimous opposition of his British counterparts, who, like Winston Churchill, preferred a «periphery» strategy that would peck away at the Third Reich before a quick, end - game invasion administered the coup de grace to a collapsing German empire.

On Wednesday, the former head of the British army warned David Cameron that he will be in breach of an undertaking he gave to service chiefs in 2010 if he fails to increase defence spending in real terms in the next parliament.

Chief of the General Staff Sir Mike Jackson has said the British army «condemn utterly» any acts of abuse against prisoners in Iraq.

Personnel shortages in the British army are so pronounced that its reserves are «now almost non-existent», the chief of the general staff has admitted.

The two favourites to succeed Sir Jock Stirrup as chief of defence staff are his deputy, General Sir Nick Houghton, at present vice-chief of the defence staff, and the head of the British Army, General Sir David Richards.

Former Chief of the Defence Staff General Lord Richards talks to the BBC's Andrew Marr about Afghanistan, Syria and the size of the British army.

The British, who would refuse Washington a commission in their army, would later meet him in battle as the commander - in - chief of the Continental Army, fighting for independence against the forces of King George army, would later meet him in battle as the commander - in - chief of the Continental Army, fighting for independence against the forces of King George Army, fighting for independence against the forces of King George III.

Originally named Darby Field in 1642, permanent settlers arrived in 1764 and renamed the town Conway after Henry Seymour Conway, the Commander in Chief of the British Army.

In his most recent exhibition Queens of the Undead at the Institute of International Visual Arts — Iniva, in London, Donkor presented four of these highly regarded heroic women: «Queen Njinga Mbandi who led her armies against the Portuguese empire in Angola; Harriet Tubman, the underground - railroad leader who freed 70 people from US slavery in the 1850s; Queen Nanny who led the Maroon guerillas in Jamaica that fought the British in the 1700s; and lastly in what is now Ghana, the 20th - century anti-colonial commander - in - chief, Yaa Asantewaa».1 In the second part of the show, three large - scale earlier paintings were on display in which his primary source of artistic creation were contemporary facts of violent confrontations.

Originally named Darby Field in 1642, permanent settlers arrived in 1764 and renamed the town Conway after Henry Seymour Conway, the Commander in Chief of the British Army.