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Example sentences for "head quarters"

  • The day after this event General Rochambeau, who commanded in Fort Bourbon, sent an aid de camp on board the Boyne, who went thence with Captain Grey to the Commander in Chief at head quarters.

  • General Prescott's quarters were in this camp, where he commanded; and Sir Charles Grey established his head quarters at a small distance in the rear.

  • That night I returned with Major Fitzmaurice, and took up my old quarters in his tent; and as we smoked a cigar and discussed some brandy and water, I gave him an account of my interview at head quarters.

  • I had written to Lucy immediately on my arrival at head quarters, and for several days awaited an answer to my epistle with all the impatience of a lover.

  • Farrier of Captain Douglas's Troop to be sent to Head Quarters to cock all the New Hats.

  • When he arrived at head quarters he found about 1500 undisciplined troops, poorly armed, worse clad, with little food.

  • Price and marched to head quarters at Cambridge in 1775.

  • He was put in command of this small brigade and immediately marched them to head quarters at Cambridge, Mass.

  • I can answer for it, that he was once very near hanged as a spy by Major-General Wayne, when he was released and sent on to head quarters by a special order of the commander-in-chief.

  • Bennett proceeded down to head quarters at Mr. Horry's, where M'Donald was also at dinner.

  • I shall be always happy to see you at head quarters, but cannot think you seriously mean to solicit leave to go to Philadelphia.

  • He arrived at Boston in the month of April 1780, and hastened to Head Quarters.

  • General Washington expressed his sense of this brilliant affair in his orders of the 15th, Head Quarters, before York-Town.

  • The 7th Fusiliers (Head Quarters) joined me this morning full of indignation because one of their native servants, who had strayed away from the road, had been attacked by Afghans and most seriously wounded.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    absolute unity; become conscious; black gown; catch sight; committee appointed; could recover; happened that; head bent; head chief; head dark; head down; head first; head girl; head like; head over; head quarters; head waiter; headache powders; headed arches; headed monster; headed people; headed race; headed snake; home life; throwing stones; thus made