Brig. Gen.

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Words nearby Brig. Gen.

brigadier general, brigalow, brigand, brigandine, brigantine, Brig. Gen., Briggs, Briggsian logarithm, Brigham, Brigham City, Brighouse

How to use Brig. Gen. in a sentence

In 1951, Harry Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.
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The students were protesting the May 22 military coup that brought a junta and Gen. Prayut to power.
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He saw Gen. Braddock as he passed on to his defeat, and could give a succinct account of that sanguinary action.
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The British had fired 143 cannon shot into the fort before the arrival of Gen. Clay.
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Orangeburgh surrendered to the American Gen. Sumpter; prisoners taken, 82.
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Dangerous situation of the brig among the islands of Buccaneer's Archipelago.
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At eight o'clock the natives came down as usual and were much disappointed in finding the brig moved from her former place.
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British Dictionary definitions for Brig. Gen.

Brig. Gen.

abbreviation for

brigadier general

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