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But decades of corruption in palace and government paid off disastrously in lack of ammunition, inferior arms and cowardly officering.

From Time Magazine Archive

She begins on the right principle by officering her colonies with her best men, naval and military.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

In addition to these improvements in the dress and discipline of the men, Peter adopted an entirely new system in officering his troops.

From Peter the Great by Abbott, Jacob

In every direction the gentry were enrolling their tenants, the sons of the great houses officering the corps and drilling their own retainers.

From The Story of Ireland by Lawless, Emily

The essential difference between the German soldiers and our own is in the officering and training, and it is admirably expressed by Private Burrell, Northumberland Fusiliers.

From Tommy Atkins at War As Told in His Own Letters by Kilpatrick, James Alexander