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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"brigadier"”.
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Brigadier General James Dearing, C.S.A
… North Carolina, earning Dearing a promotion to brigadier general. The Confederate attack against New Bern was interrupted when Dearing was ordered to Petersburg. For nine months Dearing defended Petersburg and its vital railroads. Early in 1865, Robert E. Lee gave Dearing command of the Laurel …
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Determining the most appropriate criteria for selection to Brigadier General.
… most appropriate criteria for the selection to Brigadier General. The criteria were determined by analyzing the expert opinion data of 327 Brigadier and Major Generals, Univariate and multivariate statistical techniques were used to analyze questionnaire data and to suggest selection criteria. …
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Marine Corps Joint Officer Management policy and O-7 Joint Service Officer requirements
… JSO's. Currently, the number of JSO qualified Brigadier Generals is just above 50 percent. Over the next year's time, the Marine Corps must reach 100 percent JSO qualification of Brigadier Generals. A follow-on study is needed to forecast O-7 continuation rates utilizing specific, career …
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KIT CARSON'S LAST FIGHT: THE ADOBE WALLS CAMPAIGN OF 1864
<p>In the fall of 1864, Brigadier General James H. Carleton sent Kit Carson and about four hundred men on a punitive campaign against the Kiowa and Comanche Indians of the high plains. The resulting battle was one of the largest in the history of North American Indian Wars. Yet this conflict has …
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Henry Lewis Benning: Fire-eating Confederate General 1837-1865
… the early volunteers, rising from Colonel to Brigadier General in the Army of Northern Virginia. He participated in most of the famous campaigns in the Eastern Theater during the conflict. After the war, he returned to Columbus, Georgia, where he died in 1875.</p>
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‘Current Regimes’ a play and critical analysis
… the final movements of her International Brigadier Grandfather fighting in the Spanish Civil War. ‘Current Regimes’ hopes to engage with theatrical story telling whilst examining two contemporary issues: the linguistics of Exhumations and Gay Rights. The critical analysis examines the …
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Living Socialism: The Bulgarian Socialist Humanist Experiment
… that socialist humanism sought to instill: the brigadier movement (work); the workings of the brother-city relationship between Haskovo in Bulgaria and Tashkent in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (international socialism); internal tourism (nation); and the exhibition of art in the Haskovo …
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Colonel Thomas T. Munford and the last cavalry operations of the Civil War in Virginia
… Congress to receive his commission as a Brigadier General. The war ended before the Congress could grant his rank. Munford's account of the battle of Five Forks and the last cavalry operations of the Civil War in Virginia is a vivid and pathetic description of the final days of the …
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James Alexander Walker: a biography
… to colonel of the 13th Virginia and finally to brigadier general and last commander of the famed Stonewall Brigade. After the war, Walker made his fortune through his legal practice and land investments in Pulaski and Wythe counties. He was a success in politics, he was twice a member of …
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A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray
… bought from. An interview was conducted with a Brigadier of the Directorate for Priority Crimes in order to understand how illegal cigarettes are policed in the country. Results: The research shows that cigarettes in Mowbray are very accessible and popular amongst consumers. It further …
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James Breckinridge
… the War of 1812, when he attained the rank of brigadier general. But it was Breckinridge's estate, Grove Hill, that gave him the status of frontier aristocrat. Breckinridge amassed a land empire in the Valley of Virginia at a time when land could be bought almost for the asking. Soldier, …
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Understanding Women Leaders in a Male-Dominated Profession: A Study of the United States Marine Corps' Women Generals
… strategies, motivations, and decisions. As Brigadier General Reals concluded, “There is no magical path or yellow brick road” leading to success of women in the Marine Corps. This inquiry not only offers a rare glimpse into the careers of successful military women, but also provides greater …
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The Carrizal Affair: a Study of United States Diplomatic Relations With Mexico, 1916
… States Army expeditionary force commanded by Brigadier Gerneral John J. Pershing to pursue Villa into Mexico. Although Venustiano Carranza, President of the de facto Government of Mexico, privately acquiesced to the pursuit, he demanded the withdrawal of the foreign army after an incident at …
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Token or full member of the team? : an examination of the utilization and status of women in combat arms positions in the armed forces of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America
… recruiters and retired female brigadier generals.Chapter One examines the broad body of literature in the field of military sociology. This chapter details the history of the evolution of the military from a mercenary force to mass armies sustained by conscription through to …
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Analysis of the causes and reasons for the failure of a decade of international efforts and measures against terrorist financing since the 9/11 attacks
… trustees of sponsoring organisation, including Brigadier Ed Butler, former commander 16 Airborne Assault Brigade Helmand Province Afghanistan and Professor Paul Wilkinson, Emeritus, Professor of International Relations and former Director of the University of St Andrews Centre for the Study of …
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Point of failure: British Army brigadiers in the British Expeditionary Force and North Western Expeditionary Force, 1940 - A study of advancement and promotion
… degrees. Its basis is a group of officers, brigadiers, on the cusp of either progression to general’s rank, stagnation or demotion. The careers of these officers are examined to establish whether or not factors including education, regiment, staff qualifications and so on influenced their …
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Cuba 1800-1878. Guerra de los 10 años. El asunto del vapor "Virginius".
… entre el Comandante del Niobe y el Brigadier Juan N. Burriel, Comandante General de Santiago de Cuba. l Secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos Fish, presiona sobre España a través de su ministro el general Sickles, partidario asimismo de usar el incidente para declarar la guerra. El …