field marshal
an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army.
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They include signed photographs of Eisenhower and field marshal Montgomery, as well as paintings and a red leather despatch box.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block | Tom Teodorczuk | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRather than serving with field marshal Erwin Rommel, he had fought against him with the British army.
Hunting Down Aribert Heim, Egypt’s Hidden Nazi | Nicholas Kulish, Souad Mekhennet | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuffice it to say she went off and married a soldier who later rose to the rank of field marshal.
Beethoven in Love: The Woman Who Captivated the Young Composer | John Suchet | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut General (later field marshal) Ayub Khan took power in 1958 without major violence in the streets preceding the coup.
Pakistan’s Change of Guard and General Ashfaq Kayani’s Legacy | Husain Haqqani | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“A couple of months ago people would never have expected that field marshal Hussein Tantawi would be deposed,” he said.
Egypt’s Vanished: Victims of State Security Force Kidnappings? | Alastair Beach | September 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellA field-marshal has his uniform, a bishop his silk apron, a counsellor his silk gown, a beadle his cocked hat.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensThis proof of confidence—the object of much secret envy—is, to women, a field-marshal's baton.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de BalzacImpossible to be so disrespectful to the field marshal or so inconsiderate to their department as to reject the soft impeachment.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian HamiltonThe field marshal was, I believe, sitting on a low hill having breakfast with his staff when the keys were delivered up to him.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
British Dictionary definitions for field marshal
an officer holding the highest rank in the British and certain other armies
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