general of the armies

American  

noun

U.S. Army.

1. a special rank held by John J. Pershing, equivalent to general of the army.

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Example Sentences

Gen. James Lawton Collins, who had been an aide to John J. Pershing, the general of the armies, in Mexico and World War I, was the military attaché at the United States Embassy.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2021

So as part of the nation’s bicentennial in 1976, President Gerald Ford signed a resolution posthumously promoting Washington to the highest rank ever: general of the armies.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2015

General George Washington died before the rank of general of the armies could be conferred on him.

From Time Magazine Archive

He nominated Atticus, prefect of the city, emperor instead of the son of Theodosius, and received from him the commission of master- general of the armies of the West.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John

Resolved, That the Senate received with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of William T. Sherman, late general of the armies of the United States.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John