"If a rude swaggerer like you was ever given the command of eighty men I have no doubt you'd promptly get them killed," she said.

Before the fall, he rose to the rank of lieutenant and was in command of 100 men, he said.

He landed his troops on 17 August 1835 at Tarragona, where had command of 123 officers and 4,000 men.

Within a year had command of over 1000 men.

Rayster was one such officer, in command of three hundred men.

The captain formed a command of fifteen men and engaged the enemy.

He was given a command of 1500-2000 men, mostly from Ulster.

He was left for the winter with a command of fewer than 3,000 men at Waynesboro.

He took command of four men and dashed across the ravine to capture the camp.

By this time I was a 'cabo', or corporal, in command of twelve men.