general of the armies
Americannoun
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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
The first represents the saint as a young man, presented by his mother to the Emperor Diocletian, and appointed general of the armies which were to march against the Christians.
From The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) by Giorgio Vasari
The Prince Regent tried to prevent the Diet from going to war, because, in a federal war, Prussia's ruler would only figure as general of the armies of the confederation—which meant of Austria.
From Cavour by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
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