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Meanings of made lieutenant in English

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Usage of made lieutenant in English
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The boys, I imagine, have heard that he's been made lieutenant-general.
The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide
2
Thence he was transferred to the Mediterranean, where he was made lieutenant in 1739.
Types of Naval Officers, Drawn from the History of the British N...
3
Montcalm was made lieutenant-general of the king in Canada.
The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm
4
He made lieutenant, just like she said he should.
Mission road
5
Captain McCausland soon thereafter was made lieutenant-colonel and ordered to the western part of the State.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson / In Which is T...
6
Kurzbold, even if made lieutenant, would be as much under your orders as the rest of us.
The Sword Maker
7
He fought in the war with the Mahrattas in 1843, and was made lieutenant-colonel after the battle of Maharajpore.
The Red Book of Heroes
8
At twenty-two he was made lieutenant-general, and served as such in Flanders, without having passed through any other rank.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
9
He was one of her most faithful friends, was intrusted with family keepsakes, and was made lieutenant- general under Louis XVIII.
Women in the Life of Balzac
10
They asked me to dinner, after my lord was made lieutenant, time after time, but I never would go near 'em.
Wives and Daughters
11
He tek me to the King, I am made lieutenant, the mob come and the King and Queen are carry off to Paris.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
12
When it came to taking the field the regiment asked to have another appointed colonel and the one they had previously chosen made lieutenant-colonel.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1
13
Grant made lieutenant-general, 276, 277;
Abraham Lincoln, Volume I
14
I was not aware, nephew, that you had been made lieutenant; but I agree with you, that the more you are at sea the better.
Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2
15
He would never be quiet while you were made Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Domingo.
The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance
16
Made lieutenant before they court-martialed him for abuse of power.
The truth of valor
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