Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
aide-de-camp .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.
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Examples
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Steele, then aid-de-camp to the Marquis of Tweedale at Madras, and he made it known to two other gentlemen, whose friendship we had gained during their African travel, namely, Major Vardon and Mr. Oswell.
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Captain Antill, major of brigade; Lieutenant Watts, aid-de-camp;
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales 2003
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The stout fatherly form of Little Raven led the way, with Yellow Bear as aid-de-camp.
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Witnesses say that the eyes of painter Guayasamin, a great artist of the continent, lit up with enthusiasm when he learned he would be Fidel's aid-de-camp during his stay in Ecuador.
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Kirby, aid-de-camp to General Ripley, was extremely active and useful during the time he was in action.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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He entered the army as ensign in 1791; served in the north-west against the Indians, under General St. Clair, and afterward under General Wayne, to whom he was aid-de-camp; became captain in 1795; resigned in 1797; was appointed secretary of the
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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My aid-de-camp, Major Dox, was confined at Buffalo by sickness.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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Permit me to recommend to your notice, the good conduct of my (p. 222) staff, Lieutenant Kirby, of the corps of artillery, my aid-de-camp, and Lieutenant Holding, acting brigade major; their activity and zeal was entirely to my satisfaction.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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Lieutenant I.F. Irons, 1st Artillery, aid-de-camp to
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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He was graduated at William and Mary College, Virginia, and in 1811 was aid-de-camp to Colonel Boyd at the battle of Tippecanoe; captain in 1812, major in 1813, and aid-de-camp to General Harrison at Fort
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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