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
There can be no question now but that the judgment of the C. in C. was fully endorsed by the event.
From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.
C. in C. heartily congratulating Hamilton's force on the occupation by them of the important town of Heidelberg and on the dispersal of the enemy from its vicinity.
From Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa by Moulin, Louis Eug?ne du
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.
On that day General Joffre told the C. in C. that he was going to take the offensive.
From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.
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