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Meanings of full general in inglés

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A general officer of the highest rank.

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Usage of full general in inglés
1
He became full general of infantry in 1873 and retired immediately afterwards.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
2
Later, when the rank was created, he was made a full general.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
3
Took me long enough to make full general, by God.
American empire: blood and iron
4
The bill passed without a murmur, and Terence Patrick O'Reilly became at last a full general.
The Golden Judge
5
I end up saying that the contract that I work under doesn't fund full general practice services.
Radio NZ
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She had married a young German officer who had risen to the rank of a full general.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900
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The young guards weren't too awed by a full general; after all, they'd be generals themselves someday.
The Highest Treason
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He was now made full general, with the rank of viscount, and subsequently served as commander-in-chief in India.
A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the...
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Simpson, Patton, and Smith were the only other men who weren't either a field marshal or a full general.
Red inferno: 1945
10
And here in the other is the grizzled old bull-dog as a full general, looking as full of fight as ever.
Through the Magic Door
11
Tallis was dressed in the uniform of Earth's Space Force, and the insignia of a full general gleamed on his collar.
The Highest Treason
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He offered to make him a general, a full general, if he would but tell where he had found the treasure.
Plotting in Pirate Seas
13
You will resume your post as captain of the private guard, only with the rank of a full general of the army.
The Wanderer's Necklace
14
General Odierno, who served as the number two US commander in Iraq for 15 months until February, will be promoted to full general on Tuesday.
The Irish Times
15
In 1865 he was made inspector-general of cavalry, in 1871 lieutenant-general and K. C. B., and in 1877 full general.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Andros, Sir Edmund" to ...
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In 1818 the marquess was made a knight of the Garter, in 1819 he became full general, and at the coronation of George IV.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Andros, Sir Edmund" to ...
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