Sentences with phrase «war generals»

It is named after Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene and there are many apple orchards in the area.
Rawlins was founded by Civil War General John A. Rawlins in 1882 and oil drove the local economy for much of its early history.
An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens.
«Whatever one thinks of the series of Civil War generals who were elected presidents of the United States for the following quarter century, not one of those bearded Republican old duffers remotely resembled Caesar.»
It is named after Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene and there are many apple orchards in the area.
The American civil war general U.S. Grant was successful because of his ability to assess the current battle situation and then «act» and «execute» his plan at the right time.
Okay, you're right, Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese war general and author of The Art... Read Full Article
Leaders at the cathedral have announced plans to remove images of Confederate battle flags shown in large stained glass displays that honor Civil War generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, both of whom led Confederate forces.
Civil War generals usually learned little from their mistakes, and they learned even less from the mistakes of their opposites.
Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler has a town, county and even a predominantly black school named after him, even though he was a slave owner.
Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, a Civil War general nicknamed «Old Stars,» first used «island universe» in his monthly astronomy magazine.
A century ago, astronomers called those galaxies «island universes,» a term introduced by Civil War general Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel.
Jones is having hallucinations of a Civil War general advising him (these sequences are handled terribly) and they move the story more than any thought processes.
To paraphrase Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, «War is all hell, boys,» and Gibson certainly gives us his own private slice of Hades with these often repellent scenes of blinding, acrid smoke, bomb craters, fatal bullet wounds, bayonet attacks, grenade explosions, artillery bursts and horrid flame - thrower deaths among the mostly constantly - charging Nipponese soldiers.
It takes a bit of convincing from Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer (a poorly used Michael Shannon), but the team is given a chance, along with Sargent Sam Diller (Michael Pena), Sargent Ben Milo (Trevante Rhodes), and eight other men to team up with Afghan war General Dostum (Navid Negahban) in order to defeat the Taliban in armies.
When the formidable and revered war general Othello falls in love with the beautiful Desdemona he marries her, and welcomes the pleasures of a domestic life.
(Douglas was provided with a private train, through his friend, Illinois Central vice-president and future Civil War general George McClellan.)
Using historical references, countless hours of work have gone into portraying actual war generals, along with the weaponry they used, while still giving players the freedom to wage war the way they wish.
It's less grizzled war generals with thousand yard stares, and more like an intense battle in a decent chess club.
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate's plot focuses on a mystical, time traveling adventure that features a huge array of Chinese and Japanese war generals.
Its namesake is David Allen Russell, a Civil War general killed at the Battle of Opequon, September 19, 1864.
The facial hair style «sideburns» is named after the distinct facial hair worn by U.S. Civil War general Ambrose Burnside.
Rawlins was founded by Civil War General John A. Rawlins in 1882 and oil drove the local economy for much of its early history.
He mentioned the Revolutionary War general who cobbled together an army to defeat the British, and whose face looks down on the Historic Lodge's Washington Room.
Its name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general, Nathanael Greene.
Hosting many important people like John D Rockefeller, President James Garfield including a host of Civil war generals and Cleveland dignitaries, the tombs and landscapes all blended in effortlessly with beautiful vistas, lakes and botanical gardens that you can walk or drive through if you are in a hurry.
Yesterday, Angus T. Jones — who is actually the famed «half» in the frustratingly popular Two and a Half Men sitcom and not, as his name would suggest, a Civil War general — made...
Studies indicated that they were all healthy compared to our Civil War generals.
Can't wait until I can be myself instead of a war general.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, both Democrats, say the Lee Barracks at West Point should no longer bear the Civil War general's name.
The Times Herald - Record of Middletown reports U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, both Democrats, say the Lee Barracks at West Point should no longer bear the Civil War general's name.
The film becomes a mystery as to whether one of the patrons really is there to break out Domergue or when Jackson is going to get to go crazy on the old vicious Civil War General, General Sandy Smithers (Bruce Dern).
Buford was named after General John Buford, a Civil War general.
The gangbusters quartet of Lupita Nyong» o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, and Letitia Wright play T'Challa's love interest, war general, mother, and sister, respectively, but each woman stands on her own, separate from her ties to T'Challa.
Frank Owen, the pitcher for the 1906 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox, is known for having roots in the region, as so is Civil War general and U.S. Congressman Byron M. Cutcheon.
Lodge's ancestors included six U.S. senators, a secretary of state, a Civil War general, and a governor of Massachusetts.
The city was named after a Civil War General, Walter Q. Gresham and was incorporated in 1905.
Both games burst with color and require the skills of a war general, when it comes to strategy.
Mebane, named after the Revolutionary War general and U.S. Congressman Alexander Mebane Jr, was originally called Mebanesville.
Major streets bear the names of Civil War generals, with cross streets named after Spanish - American War admirals.
There are bookshelves with Hemingway and Larry Brown, portraits of presidents, sea captains and war generals.
The ceiling and beams in a second guest room are reclaimed oak, and the bed by Room & Board has a custom - made headboard; an antique armchair, which belonged to Holland's grandmother, is covered in a wool by Holland & Sherry, and the portrait of a Civil War general was found in North Carolina.
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