C. in C.
abbreviation
Commander in Chief.
C. in C.
American
Or
C-in-C
abbreviation
C in C
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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"My lord, we must act at once!" cries "Old Noll" Cromwell to his C. in C., the Earl of Essex.
From Time Magazine Archive
He accordingly motored over to the C. in C. to ask for the loan of the 5th Brigade which was at Bougnies, four miles off, and on the main road to Frameries.
From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.
So I told the C. in C., and he agreed with me.
From The Lost Naval Papers by Copplestone, Bennet
Pending the arrival of the French, Sir Horace was ordered by the C. in C. to send up to their assistance every available man from the 2nd A.C., which was recouping at Pradelles.
From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.
At 1 p.m. on the 29th the French Generalissimo visited the C. in C. at his Head Quarters at Compiègne and explained to him the outline of his plan.
From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.
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