Meanings of provincial officer in English

A provincial officer named Bradstreet destroyed Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario.

Holding a commission direct from the king, he could not bring himself to acknowledge a provincial officer as his superior.

A native regiment of twelve hundred men was raised, and the command given to Col. Middleton, a brave and accomplished provincial officer.

His predictions excited a sarcastic smile in Braddock, as betraying the limited notions of a young provincial officer, little acquainted with the march of armies.

The proposition drew an angry reply from the general, indignant, very probably, that a young provincial officer should presume to school a veteran like himself.

Indeed, I received none, and we provincial officers kept to ourselves.

Provincial officers not above colonel ranked with the British, and a new spirit animated all.

But General Johnson and the Provincial officers already knew how to deal with their wily foes.

A Provincial officer came out to meet it.

His figures were chiefly secured from provincial officers.

"A cursed provincial officer say I'm drunk!" shrieks out Captain Grace.

Further, all the common soldiers who had followed their Roman or provincial officers into the contest against Caesar came off with impunity.

Perhaps these provincial officers may take it into their heads to treat you as a spy, should you fall into their hands!

By an ill-judged economy of the Virginia government at this critical juncture, its provincial officers received less pay than that allowed in the regular army.

'The half-pay provincial officers,' he wrote, 'are valuable settlers, as they are enabled to live well and improve their lands.'