captain general
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In 1610, the company named him governor and captain general of Virginia for life, according to the encyclopedia.
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2017
Sandby probably owed his position to the intercession of his elder brother Thomas, who was on the staff of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, captain general of forces in North Britain.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2010
Spain's highest-ranking officer is the Virgin of Pilar, captain general and patroness of the army.
From Time Magazine Archive
To him, Patroclus; tell him I humbly desire the valiant Ajax to invite the noble Hector to my tent; and to procure safe conduct for him from our captain general Agamemnon.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 by Scott, Walter, Sir
However, in fact, it was not so, since the elections of deputies to the junta were not to be made by the people but by the captain general, advised by the city council.
From Simon Bolivar, the Liberator by Sherwell, Guillermo A.
