field army
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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They later arrived in the North Sinai town of El-Arish, accompanied by the commander of Egypt's second field army.
From Reuters • May 20, 2013
One field army under General Chen Keng took Tikang, 80 miles southwest and upriver from the Nationalist capital.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Serbs have held their 1,000-mile-long front lines for three years, and their field army of up to 80,000 is stretched thin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before dawn of the next day, 20,000 troops of General Chen Yi's third field army marched into the city through the northwest gate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under Diocletian the praetorian prefects remained the highest military officers, and were in command of the field army.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
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