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
He is king—the Lord’s anointed, the general of the armies of the living God.
From True Words for Brave Men by Kingsley, Charles
July 25 Congress passed an act creating the grade of general of the armies of the United States, and on the same day he was appointed to this rank.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
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