field marshal
Example Sentences
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He came back to Peru four years later, received an unprecedented promotion to field marshal, and explored the country’s wild interior, searching for navigable rivers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
US President Donald Trump frequently refers to Munir as his "favourite field marshal", after a rapport built during US efforts to defuse a short but intense armed conflict between Pakistan and rival India last year.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
In 1993, he was promoted to field marshal - the highest rank in the Army.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024
Despite being specifically forbidden to do so, on January 31, 1943, German field marshal Friedrich Paulus surrendered what was left of his Sixth Army.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
“This is not peace,” declared French field marshal Ferdinand Foch.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
