| 单词 | subaltern |
| 例句 | He imagined that a call would come to him, a voice of Command, the voice of a subaltern of God, hashmarks running down his arm for a thousand miles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We were interrupted by a subaltern, who scolded us and told us to leave the body lie. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I bet I am more than a subaltern,” said fire Wart, “if I am a merlin.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A Hogarthian cast of characters, from Britain's lordliest media barons to subalterns on the yellowest of yellow rags. Leveson: the Movie – casting opens on the world's wackiest courtroom drama 2012-11-29T15:31:02Z Ms. Nair’s decision to pump up Mr. Hamid’s story with genre elements partly registers as a pragmatic commercial decision, as a way to package and sell ideas about American power and subaltern identities. Movie Review: ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist,’ Directed by Mira Nair 2013-04-25T23:17:37Z What was once scandalized, forbidden, subaltern, rises from its rightful caste hidden and below and speaks in the very locations of its oppressing power. Protest music?s odd conservative turn 2012-05-21T15:38:00Z His life is a series of subaltern tasks. In ‘Amnesty,’ an Immigrant’s View Conveyed With Authority and Wit 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Latest Project Her next media venture, Joojoo Journal, which she describes as a “multilingual, multimedia publication where diasporic, marginalized and ‘subaltern’ voices are uplifted,” goes live in April. A Muslim Fashion Blogger With a Fierce Message 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z She had enrolled as an honorary subaltern in early 1945, when she was 18. Queen Elizabeth II: A Life in Photos 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z She is shown as a young ATS second subaltern during the second world war in an image posted by the British Army. Royal family posts private footage of Queen as child for 94th birthday 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z A Boer War subaltern becomes a World War II colonel, with three lovers along the way. Movies on TV this week Sept. 8, 2019 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Bearded men of 50 were among them and subalterns of 18 as well. The Battle of Amiens: how the Guardian reported 'rout and confusion' of German soldiers – August 1918 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z The islands, which fell under Danish rule in the fourteenth century, became self-governing in 1948, but the relationship between the two countries remains that of a resentful subaltern state and a condescending colonial power. Koks, the World’s Most Remote Foodie Destination 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z I’m drawn to the figure of the ungrateful subaltern as a trope in literature. null 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Now go write me two pages, single-spaced, on Canada’s political and economic relationship to the United States, and whether the term “subaltern” applies in this case. Democracy’s dyin’, who’s got the will? What France’s election tells us about the state of modern discontent 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Irrespective of the label one uses for it, this is the only outcome that this Israeli government will accept, whatever subaltern, or helot, or “autonomous” status it deigns to allow the Palestinians. The Middle East 'peace process' was a myth. Donald Trump ended it | Rashid Khalidi 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z One man who knew that very well was Winston Churchill, then a 21-year-old subaltern in the 4th Hussars. Will Trump’s presidency finally kill the myth of the special relationship? 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z With some exceptions, Lucifer and his subalterns had been portrayed in pop culture as figures of relatively harmless figures of fun — I'm looking at you, Hot Stuff, you diapered devil. 'The Exorcist' makes demons a frightening force again 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z A historian of Latin America told us that he suffered professionally after writing a dissertation on “middle-class white guys” when it was fashionable to focus on the “agency of subaltern peoples.” Campus Unicorns: Conservative Teachers 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Now, with his new book The Other Paris, he has moved on to a subaltern city that he sees as the antidote to America. Luc Sante: ‘Money doesn’t kill people, but it changes the fabric of daily life’ 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z After a spell of National Service as a subaltern with the Royal Horse Guards, he farmed near Oakham and chaired the East Midlands Young Conservatives, wrote the Daily Telegraph's obituary. The ex-MPs who died in 2014 - part two 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z In the pantheon of mental disorders, OCD has remained an eccentric subaltern. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the Half-Mad Mind This obviously varied with time and activity over the war, but poet Robert Graves noted that RFC casualties were markedly higher than for infantry subalterns. The fighter pilots who navigated war using a school atlas 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z It’s a kind of subaltern modernism, in which the pioneering of new desires and possible futures also serves as a form of armour against the psychological effects of entrenched inequality. Republicans at Burning Man, Tories at Glastonbury – what does it mean? 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z He ordered his subalterns to take whatever steps were necessary to gather information to discredit Ellsberg and carry the fight to his enemies on the Left. Richard Nixon's Arc of Triumphs and Doom 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Mr Zambrano groomed his subalterns by sending them to turn around his acquisitions. Enlightened conquistador 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The basket of goods used to gauge inflation is an instructive marker of our decline, from proud primates to subalterns in the kingdom of consumerism. In praise of … chopping 2013-03-12T21:00:06Z He traveled relentlessly, each time taking $10,000 in cash with no questions asked from his subalterns. Cardinal Sin 2013-03-11T08:45:00Z After 1947, an important core of Bengal's left - Hindu leaders and Muslim and Hindu subaltern members - stayed in West Bengal. India Ink: In Bangladesh, Stranded on the Borders of Two Bengals 2012-11-15T09:20:50Z Klarsfeld added he didn’t expect any public outcry to arise in Europe to force Hungary to deliver what he called a “subaltern” Nazi collaborator to international justice. Are Europeans Forgetting the Holocaust? 2012-07-17T22:05:15Z But times have changed, so Mr. Chavarria was in San Diego on Thursday morning, helping to kick off the comic arts conference with a discussion of indigenous cultures and subaltern heroes. Even at Comic-Con, You Can’t Defy Gravitas 2012-07-14T02:02:50Z All of this goes to make a subaltern feel things that are good for him to feel. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z On the same evening at mess, I heard one of the subalterns say to the officer who sat next him, 'It's a fact, I assure you, and they call him Mungo.' Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z He has also, I believe, applied to the native regiments here for volunteers for that corps; among the subalterns, I hear, there have been few, if any, answers in the affirmative. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z That I exhibited great severity—cruelty, if you will—towards a mob in a state of rebellion; that I reprimanded a very silly subaltern for a misplaced act of humanity. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z Miss Dinah entered with a pleasing smile, and presented her friend, Colonel Hunter, as one come to thank the doctor for much kindness to his young subaltern. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z When the subaltern dines at mess he wears a uniform which turns that of the First City Troop into what looks in comparison like a second-hand and ready-made garment. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z He distinguished himself as a subaltern at Aspern and Wagram, and in 1813, as a captain, again served on the staff. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The Commander-in-chief is making every effort to strengthen the transport train, and has gazetted a number of unattached subalterns for it. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z He grossly insulted my son, who was his subaltern; he outraged him by offensive language, and he dared even to impugn his personal courage. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z The Ghibelines were proscribed through all Italy; rivers of blood bathed the steps of the subaltern throne, in which Charles went to seat himself at a pontiff’s feet. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z He himself tells us, in one of the conversations at St. Helena, that he established in each regiment two subaltern officers as special guardians of the Eagle. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z The Minister of War, on receiving intelligence of this affair, ordered the battalion to be disbanded, and the subalterns and soldiers drafted into the regiments at Algiers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Each division is commanded by a captain, who has two subalterns. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z At the village of Troyon a captain and two subalterns and 160 men of the Northamptons had entrenched themselves by the roadside some distance ahead of the main body. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z Escaped from prison, but plunged into extreme misery, the old emperor was reduced to solicit in a church, formerly built by his cures, a subaltern employment, which he did not obtain. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z Kirke had grown up with the regiment from a subaltern to the colonel. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Later, when the father was asked to secure financial assistance for certain subalterns in Braddock's company, he wrote to the Assembly, recommending that a present of necessaries and refreshments be sent to those officers. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z To look after each of these divisions are a captain and two subalterns, together with thirty-eight men—Europeans and sepoys, who are divided into four classes. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z His mien pleased the messiah, on whose invitation the subaltern financier quitted his post, and followed him, after having given a great entertainment to Jesus and his party. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z The captain went forward to them, and then it was very plain what was going on, for the general raised his voice, and made the rating he administered to his subaltern audible even by us. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z "Come on, then," I said; "we subalterns must not keep our superiors, you know." Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Another of the noblesse of the army was the Viscount de Noailles, in whose regiment Napoleon was afterward a subaltern. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z She would not have known him had she seen him leaning over Joyeuse a few minutes later, while his lean subaltern held a shaded taper on the other side of the makeshift pallet. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The company consisted, for the most part, of reckless young subalterns flushed with wine. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z No, though I used to when I was a subaltern. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z The general rushed to the window: three subalterns were walking along the street, and one of them was singing. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z Near another camp-fire, farther away, was a larger tent, presumably devoted to the subaltern officers. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z She thought, for that reason, she would be a suitable wife for Tony, her son, who was then a subaltern in the Coldstream. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Perhaps it was not very tactful; though he did not know what the gossips had whispered when he was a reckless subaltern long ago. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Come along, my two subalterns, this is camp life, and you must learn to bivouac like true soldiers.' A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z Tombs are obviously more liable to invasion, with and without assistance, from the undertaker and his subalterns, than graves. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Like many another subaltern in the heroic annals of British warfare, he found himself alone, at the head of an alien force, badly provided, and, what was worse, totally inexperienced. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Roberts, then a young subaltern, was, as is well known, of the party, and he took us as nearly as possible over the ground which they had traversed. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z In 1853, when Secretary of War, the whilom subaltern issued an order for the sale of the fort so intimately connected with his army career, and its crazy buildings henceforth became tenements. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z At his return to Dresden he carried a Musket, and afterwards pass'd through all the subaltern Degrees. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z Rumolt's understrappers, as I conceive, are not the pots and pans, but the subaltern cooks, the scullions and other drudges of the royal kitchen. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z This city, made 518nearly a year ago into a Federal district, has a governor and a sufficient number of alcaldes and other subalterns to maintain order and police. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Was he not the aide and companion in heroic deeds of Salda�a, whom they had known in the war against Turkey, when they were mere subalterns? The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z On account of his opposition to the Excise Bill, Cobham had been deprived of his regiment, the same, by-the-bye, in which Pitt was a subaltern. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z So important a part of the soldier’s creed is it, that it is enjoined upon subalterns pursuing marauding parties of half a dozen of the aborigines. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z He, with some subaltern officers, was quartered at the house of a barber. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I fell in love with the regiment when I joined it as a little subaltern, and I worshipped it for sixteen years. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z It was composed of thirty-nine articles: the proceedings of the tribunal were regulated in it, with the ages, the rank, and salaries of the judges and subaltern officers. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z So his career as a subaltern, though abruptly cut short, was probably fruitful, and these studies must have been useful to the future war minister. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z My latest performance in the exhibition line had been in a match with young Tebb, the youngest and the latest joined of the subalterns. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z There is the A manner for the army subaltern, the B manner for the company officer, either of which you will find admirable for general purposes. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z She sneered at my subalterns, because some of them were hard up and could not keep polo ponies. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z He, as his own subaltern, was especially bound to indulge this foible. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z And now, gentlemen, it is unnecessary to give you a sketch of a subaltern, as that genus of the army officer must be known to all of you. Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces 2011-11-28T03:00:24.727Z The people called him Captain Hawthorn, perhaps to distinguish him from the Squire, but he had never known more of military life than three months' service as a subaltern in a militia regiment. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Of these, James, the youngest, was a subaltern in his father's regiment and accompanied him on the expedition. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z "One's a subaltern officer of the Royal North-West Mounted Police," Dillon replied. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z I had my ambition, and I often recollected with a thrill of pride and hope that he, too, was a mathematician, and commenced his career as a subaltern of artillery. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z He tried a second friend with no better success; there was a certain excuse for him, as he was a subaltern in the Guards. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z But there was little scope there for the activities of a young and energetic subaltern, and, leaving the service in 1836, he entered the Carlist army campaigning in Spain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z In those warlike days, the laurel-wreath was as good a crown as any other, and raised even the humble subaltern to the society of princes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z My subaltern and I mentally resolved not to allow them to become thus endeared to us by long association. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Meanwhile Mr. Hodge had lost the prestige of his first appearance at Worth, and fell into the customary rut of the subaltern. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z It is the rebuke of a scarred veteran of the liberal army to the insults of a subaltern near twenty years his junior. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z All the other field-officers, one excepted, were wounded, together with most of the captains and subalterns. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z As a subaltern officer, his sphere of observation was, of course, very limited. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Many of my sepoys have watched me advance from subaltern to captain, from captain to major; and youngsters I knew as recruits are now native officers under me. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z "You have a vacant room here, Mr. Brayton," he said, the third day after his arrival, as he dropped in at his subaltern's. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z Captain Clarke, his junior subaltern, Ensign Hay, and I, found ourselves in the midst of a group composed of a dozen men of our own company. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z The loss on the part of the British in this battle, consisted of one captain, and fifteen rank and file killed; one captain, three subalterns, and thirty-five rank and file wounded. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z Normally this "observation" work is done by a subaltern, who, nowadays, thank Heaven and the munitions factories, shoots as much, if not more, than he is shot at. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z A young British subaltern standing close by rushed at him unarmed. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He started with the assertion that he had everything to learn, and then surprised his subaltern by an extensive knowledge of what we then called "the tactics." A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z The officer who brought the order was a very young and consequential subaltern of the —th Foot, attached to Colonel Somerset’s staff as galloper. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z They had not been lying down for more than ten minutes when the door opened, and the German Major, accompanied by a subaltern, entered. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z And I, a novice at all this kind of work, am no longer a subaltern. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z As a subaltern I was stationed alone for many months in Asirgarh in the Central Provinces, an old Indian fortress on a hill lost in the jungle. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z And, half pushing, half pulling, but all impelling, the doctor succeeded in hustling the post commander and the inert, unresisting subaltern within the parlor. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z “In what capacity?” asked Colonel Rock, and added: “Hall is in command, and Stanner is his subaltern.” Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z The Major produced a folded paper from the breast pocket of his greatcoat, while the subaltern held out a fountain pen. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z The Child and my other subaltern, who from his habit of brushing his hair straight back and referring constantly to his blasé past is known to his intimates as Gilbert, came too. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z With the easy philosophy of the soldier we three officers settled down rapidly in our new surroundings—new at least to my subaltern Creagh and me. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z And the next instant he lay floundering on the floor, felled by a furious blow from the subaltern's fist. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z The end of it was that the subalterns closed their eyes to the brandy business. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z The right arm of the Major was lashed to the left arm of the subaltern just above the elbows, and the former's left to the right arm of the junior officer. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z The F.O.O., as the subaltern on duty at the O.P. is called, is allowed, within fairly wide limits, to shoot when and at what he likes provided always that he has a reasonable objective. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z They were offered us; and my subaltern and I made a heroic attempt to drink the nauseous-looking stuff. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Promotion in the German army is excessively slow, the senior subalterns having eighteen to twenty years’ commissioned service and the senior captains sometimes thirty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z But at the critical moment the latter got into his carriage, and went away, leaving the direction of the punishment to a subaltern. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z The anthropologist was a craftier man by far than his subalterns, but at a glance the Phantom’s keen eye picked out the weak spot in his moral fiber. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z We rode up, a subaltern and I, to see the battery to which our men are at present attached and which we will eventually relieve. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The careful commanding officer of a regiment discourages his young subalterns from taking leave to Hill Stations. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Even when this occurs, a really energetic captain will endeavour to spare a day now and then to supervise the efforts of his subalterns. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z An officer, commandant of companies, was assigned to be at the head of the prison; he had under his orders four subaltern officers who mounted guard by turns. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z He had a confidential interview with one subaltern, and sought another with at least one more, but was sternly and angrily rebuffed. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z The subalterns learnt the "zone" which they would have to watch and fire over—every yard of it. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The subaltern died a few months after attaining to his captaincy. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z In a London club there is usually a sort of subaltern, or sometimes an ex-captain, who undertakes to instruct junior crews or those who are competing for the Thames Cup at Henley. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z These subalterns were all worthy, careful men, who knew their place and business. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z "One of your—a—subalterns—a gentleman with whom I have very slight acquaintance, came to me to tell me about it, as he expressed it, yesterday." Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z When, soon after five, we learnt that we were within a few minutes of our journey's end I leant across and woke "The Child"—who is my junior subaltern. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Of the dreary solitude of a military police post in the jungles of Burma, of a fort on the Indian frontier, where a young subaltern lives for months, for years, alone. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A subaltern with a broom over his head was hitting out at a military tent with it where there appeared to be a protuberance. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z It was only a detail in the topsy-turvydom that in one short year had changed a subaltern in a crack English cavalry regiment into an ill-paid drudge in a dry-goods store. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z From the general down to subalterns the officers started with no more clothing than they had on and the overcoat and blanket indicated in that order. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z The two subalterns whose commands were involved made a sporting agreement that the loser should stand a packet of cigarettes to every man of the winning section—some sixty in all. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The subaltern of the Punjabis now came up and was introduced to me. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z There was only one officer left with whom I could communicate, Lieutenant Sawmine; and only two other subalterns that were with the battalion when I joined it. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z The Aga exchanged glances with his subalterns, as much as to say—"This is the very man we want!" and addressed him again in a more friendly tone. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The major points to the left and front, and away goes the subaltern at a sputtering gallop. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Angelo is my eldest but not, as it so happens, my senior subaltern. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The subaltern had shot a tiger on a tea garden, but had hardly ever gone into the jungle. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z She, who was to become so great a queen, played the part of a subaltern. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z She was in animated conversation with a tall subaltern, who claimed to be from Kentucky. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z If there be any more, they are beyond my observation or politics; for, as to subaltern or occasional parties, they have been all derivations from the same originals. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z Then it occurred to him to appeal to one Lorrison, who was the captain of his old battery, and whom he had known for years as one of his subalterns. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z A hundred feet above my house and on the left of the road stood in a terraced garden the Officers' Mess, occupied by my subaltern and the doctor. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The twenty parcels, in which the provisions were packed, were each placed upon a horse and presented to a subaltern together with the horse itself. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Now as to tacit divination, or invocation of the devil, that is divided into two subaltern kinds. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z The next night he announces that a colonel of a French regiment of infantry was struck down while talking in the trenches to a subaltern—“a sixty-eight pound shot shattered him frightfully.” George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Ambition, backed by his major's promise to have him as a subaltern later on, had vanquished. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z And standing on the back platform of our tiny carriage my subaltern and I strove to pierce its gloomy depths, half hoping to see the giant bulk of a wild elephant or a rhinoceros. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The force will be organised in companies of 115 rank and file, five officers being allotted to each company, viz., one captain and four subalterns, preference being given to Yeomanry officers. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Our shop was full of marine artillerymen and subalterns from the storehouses. The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z The logical management of the syllogism involves much abstruseness respecting 'genus' and 'species,' the 'quantity' and 'quality' of 'propositions', 'contraries,' 'sub-contraries,' 'contradictions,' and 'subalterns.' A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z There, in the seclusion of his billet, he studied army lists and watched the name of the senior subaltern of the battery creep towards the head of the roll. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z A subaltern in a Gurkha regiment, for instance, must pass in Gurkhali, in a Mahratta regiment in Mahratti; and so on. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z I would serve the Deity as the government does the subaltern—place him on half-pay.' The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z They were the two subaltern officers—selected by himself for his expedition down the river, and chosen for their desperate bravery at the battle of Bloody Run. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z Stewart, keep an eye on that subaltern of yours, and don’t let him have too much champagne, or my wife says you will be held responsible as his superior officer.” Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z In it a subaltern and two signallers, all three caked in mud. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z But the Punjabi subaltern had been awakened one night by the noise of some animal moving about his room in the Mess, he having left his door open. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z As a matter of hard fact this honourable wound had been received while heading a storming party upon the quarters of a newly-joined and rather high tempered subaltern, for “hazing” purposes. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z The author was, at that period, but a subaltern in the army. The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z I say, Olive, do you allow that?” cried the irrepressible subaltern. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z The unfortunate subaltern, therefore, finds his accounts flat at the end of the month—unless the month has thirty-one days, in which case he owes the Imperial Government 2 marks! Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z My subaltern, who had been superintending the unloading of the baggage, joined us and in his turn was regaled with these cheering criticisms of our new home. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Given, however, the appearance of two or three lively subalterns on the scene, and he thought he knew how the land would lie. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Besides, the orders from Washington being not to clash with the Filipinos at least until the treaty was ratified, the Filipino soldiers and subaltern officers had been calling them cowards for some time with impunity. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z All the subaltern leaders were likewise elected, and retained their posts for a greater or less time, according to circumstances. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Am now sharing a room with an infantry captain and three subalterns of the same regiment. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Fallen from its high estate, a subaltern and half a company were considered enough for it in my time. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A row of subalterns were roosting on the railing in front of the exclusively male department of the club, while their dogs fought and frisked, and snarled and panted, on the sward underneath. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Wilhelm and Laertes were the first that took lessons of a subaltern: they continued their practising of fence with the greatest zeal. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z From the moment he has put on plain clothes, the most deserving functionary is exposed to the vexations of the lowest subalterns, who then omit no opportunity of lording over their former superior. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Which was precisely the frame of mind into which his thoughtful subaltern had hoped to lure him. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z And the subaltern combined in his own person the important offices of Commandant of Asirgarh Fortress, officer commanding the troops, officer in charge of military treasure chest, Cantonment Magistrate third class, and Church Trustee. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z What could we find that would help us?” rejoined the impatient voice of the subaltern. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z The leader of the scouting party, a stalwart subaltern of dragoons, thought that it was a piece of impudence on the part of this “dark” stranger to address him so familiarly. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Every chief, has, at his command, several subaltern chiefs called zaizans, who have the immediate superintendence of 100 or 150 tents. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z He handed his message to the Adjutant and sat down to exchange greetings with his brother subalterns. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The young subaltern in England pines for the day to come when he will be ordered to India and have his chance to face the striped beast in his native jungle. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z There were many sunshades and up-to-date hats and costumes scattered about the lawn, yet upwards of forty British subalterns roosted upon the railing. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z It must be remembered that Malcolm, a subaltern of the 3d Cavalry, wore a turban and sash. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z As for the subaltern officers, military submission on the one hand, and the scantiness of their pay on the other, make them always ready to participate in their commander's infamous speculations. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Immediately the headwaiter caught the eye of a subaltern in the middle of the room, and in intimate silence conversed with him without moving a muscle more than the superciliary. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z "Things somebody's had in Camp," grinned the little subaltern. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z "Stop blubbering, you pig," said the subaltern, "and say what you want." Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z What better hap could a cavalry subaltern desire than such a fight under such conditions? The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z But this excessive facility for obtaining the privileges of nobility has given rise to a subaltern aristocracy, the most insupportable and oppressive imaginable; and has enormously multiplied the number of employés in the various departments. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Only, as we sat down round the fire to dinner, the gunner subaltern of the morning passed again up the road. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z Each one feels within himself a limited and subaltern reason, which wanders when it escapes a complete subordination, which is corrected only by returning to the yoke of another superior, universal, and immutable power. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z For, indeed, every English officer from the Sirdar to the youngest subaltern of a British regiment was already either killed or incapacitated. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z Here was a Judicial Commissioner of Oudh a fugitive in his own province, and ready to obey a subaltern’s slightest wish! The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Among other visits we made one to the wife of a subaltern chief, and as she had been warned of our coming, she was dressed in her best finery. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z With the gun concealed in the trees, a gunner subaltern altered his range and direction as each curt wireless message flashed from the 'plane. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z So every thing in us bears the mark of a subaltern, limited, partial, borrowed reason, which needs another to correct it at every moment. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z Rigault well kept in hand might have made a very good subaltern, and so long as Duval lived he did not go wrong. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z His only trouble was that Winifred Mayne stood on a pinnacle far removed from the beaten path of a cavalry subaltern. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The unfortunate Crimea was again surrendered to the unlimited power and endless knaveries of the captain ispravniks, and of the worthy subaltern agents of the local administration. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Led by an English cavalry subaltern, with troopers at four or five horses' lengths alongside—some with swords drawn, the others with rifles—the procession moved sullenly off. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z These, however, are most prevalent amongst the subaltern officers, scarcely ever originating with the soldiers, although their treatment, we are informed, is inhumanly cruel, and their privations and sufferings of the severest. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z The Company refused to confirm his lieut.-colonel’s commission, and he found himself junior to Eyre Coote, his old subaltern in the 39th Foot. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z When he joined the Indian army, and became a subaltern in a native cavalry regiment, he determined to devote himself to his profession. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Captain, subalterns, and troop tramped back towards the town, observing neither rank nor caution. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z He paused as if at a loss for words, and looked in the direction of the sleeping subaltern. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z He instantly sent for his recalcitrant subaltern, to be rated and confuted and silenced. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z While the abashed subalterns left their major to make his speeches to Lady Eleanor, the Knight moved round the room with Helen still leaning on his arm. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z And hastily taking a paper from the hands of a subaltern, he returned to his place within the screen. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z The sindico was constrained to give consent; and the officer brought his luggage, along with his body servant, from the inn, leaving more room for his subalterns. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z It was unfortunate for him the junior subaltern was still alive—but only Jim heard the whisper: "That's the man who told them to bomb us." Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z He was more than once even charged with sedulously gathering round him a host of subaltern politicians, whom he might throw forward as skirmishers,—or sacrifices, which they generally were. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Dressing, dining, and cigars, and beating the pavements of a garrison town with his boot-heels, ought not to fill up the whole time of a subaltern officer. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z With regard to subaltern tyrants, or the lower order of monsters who burden their masters with the execration with which they are loaded, the number of these Hamans, these Sejanuses, is infinite. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z He had grown so enamoured of the beautiful Lucetta, that his passion was apparent to every one in the place, his own soldiers and subalterns included. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z At that time he was the senior subaltern of one of the finest regiments of "a contemptible little army"; now he was a major commanding a company in the tenth battalion of that same regiment. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z The incident that had there occurred—not of the most comforting nature, either to Scarthe or his subaltern—had stimulated them to continue at their cups—only transferring the scene to the inns of Uxbridge. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The chief might issue an order, but the subaltern might only execute it if he deems it proper.’ The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z “Down the hill—behind somewhere,” stammered out the threatened subaltern. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z But though his subalterns were soon his devoted allies, society at large was still disposed to offer him a cold shoulder. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z Senior subalterns guiding the erring feet of the young and frivolous from the tempting paths of night clubs and fair ladies, to the infinitely better ones of hunting and sport, were apt to quote him. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z “Thirty in armour, captain—ready for the road,” was the announcement of the subaltern. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z But when the commandant pulls the string, by looking sad or offended, then good-by to the spirit and independence of the subaltern.” The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z In actual war-time, it is not uncommon for a lieutenant of the “line,” or the lowest subaltern of the regular army, to be placed in command of a full colonel of militia or volunteers! Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Sempaly had long since lost the subaltern's delight in a dance; he only asked ladies who had some special interest or charm for him, and every one knew it. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z He had "A" company and I had "C," and the boy was one of his subalterns. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z “Our host has got safe home!” whispered Scarthe to his subaltern. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z “I think the subaltern has had pretty much his own way.” The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z The subaltern and two men hurried out by the rear door. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z A captain and subaltern of ours were alone to deal with this situation; but their own non-commissioned officers helped to restore order. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z Cissie marrying a subaltern with a thousand pounds a year isn't thinkable. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Again did they torment him as before; and it was a relief to him when the door once more turned upon its hinges, and his subaltern stepped into the room. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z “What time will you be back?” inquired the subaltern in charge of the platoon holding that part of the British trench. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z A subaltern found him lying in the open behind the trench with a bullet in his back, and sinking fast. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z It was a subaltern of the Suffolks who went out in daylight under frightful fire to reconnoitre the enemy's lines and brought back knowledge which saved many lives. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z In the absence of ladies from the fleet, I appointed a somewhat effeminate subaltern to the post of “Hello Officer,” with complete control over the switch-board. The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z “We may go now,” whispered Scarthe, stealing towards the door, and drawing his subaltern gently after him. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z He turned to the subaltern whose dugout he was using and who had witnessed the foregoing scene in silence. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Roberts, as a young subaltern of twenty-five, saw Nicholson lying wounded and dying by the side of the road not far from this gate. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z When I myself was being tied up I mentioned to your brother that a young subaltern was dying on the field. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z Two hours later they returned, and the telephone subaltern reported, “No Spaniards found.” The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z “And so, my gay cornet;” said Scarthe, addressing the subaltern in his usual bantering way, “you’re determined to try her again?” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z “About this Mrs. Saumarez you spoke of just now,” said the subaltern when they were beyond the closed door of the dugout. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z A subaltern called up for morning parade has a better life than this. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z You don't suppose that a subaltern in a cavalry regiment can keep a wife on his pay, even if Agnes would marry him under the circumstances, which she would not. A Search For A Secret (Vol 2 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:18.213Z On his staff here at York was a son by his first wife, also named Peregrine, a subaltern in the army. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The other was the stolid, but rubicund, countenance of his subaltern, Stubbs. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Colonel Grant was a subaltern, a junior officer, in the Guards, stationed in London. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z The “swells” of the place took part in it—directing their hostility against our subaltern officers—among them some good-natured fellows, who, quite unconscious of the intent, had for a time misconstrued it. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Among the little groups of red-coats standing close together many a face was recognized, and when Captain Morris, aided by a subaltern, rose to his feet, the whole company were greeted with an enthusiastic cheer. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z On the 7th of July, I sent M. de Contrecoeur, captain and second in command of the detachment, with the subaltern officers and all my canoes to make the portage. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z For which of the two are you setting your snare, little Lora—the conceited captain, or his stupid subaltern?” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Instead of returning to the subaltern’s dugout at midnight, Martin wanted to reach the telephone not later than ten, and hurry back to headquarters. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Captain Devereux was compelled to send in his papers, to the despair of the subalterns and the deep though suppressed discontent of the regiment. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z High officers in shirt sleeves and red hats looked long and wisely at it through periscopes; colonels and adjutants and subalterns and sergeants stood silent and respectful while the great men pondered. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z He spoke in the purest Tyrolese dialect, and now stationed himself close behind the officer with a familiarity that implied some closer relation than the tie between a subaltern and his commander. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z The entrance of his subaltern turned the thoughts of Scarthe into a new channel—as testified by his speech. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Indeed, Martin hesitated before pressing an electric bell and consulted a notebook to verify the street and number given him by the subaltern on the night von Struben was captured. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Fear of the lazaretto kept all on the alert; the sick were concealed, and false certificates were obtained from some subaltern officers of health, who were deputed to inspect the dead bodies. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z But one of his young subalterns, a young pup just out, was less sensitive, and told me, brutally: 'Running away—cowardice in the face of—et cetera—have some more tea?' The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z The officer, a very young subaltern, seemed confused and flurried; his eyes turned constantly towards the street from which they had advanced, and he seemed anxiously expecting the arrival of the regiment. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z It is a curious thing that while the young subaltern lieutenants held themselves very much aloof, the senior officers chatted amiably with our men. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z The subaltern made his report in strict accordance with prescribed rules, and his superior officer, cool, grave, and attentive, received it in the usual way. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z Lady, young, would like to correspond with lonely subaltern. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Of the other three subalterns perhaps the most interesting was Hewett. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z But a short time ago I was marvelling how one of my youngest subalterns had found courage to hurl insults at me openly, in the face of all the world. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z His bony knees and awkward body had been the joke of many a ribald subaltern, mud-stained from the trenches. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Select some subaltern whose tone Is bluff and anything but "soul-y;" Transplant him to a torrid zone; There leave him stewing slowly; Remove his liver and his hair, Then serve up hot in an armchair. Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z One night after dinner the major, Wharton the senior subaltern, Taunton the junior subaltern, and I were sitting around the mess table in our billet. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Both these had been attached to this Battalion for duty during the campaign; so also had Captain Blake of the Third Battalion, who had volunteered for duty as a subaltern. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z It really is worth while to read the precious composition, if only to marvel at the presumption with which one of the youngest and lowliest of my subalterns ventures to arraign his chief. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z I have been informed of that occurrence by a letter from one of my subaltern officers, who was compelled on that occasion to release his prisoners upon orders from Mademoiselle Plouernel. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z Where superior officers are quartered, subalterns are obliged to save appearances and to conduct their drunken revelries in private. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z We find in our army that the subaltern of immature age gets this much more easily than anyone else. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Some tired subaltern returned, repulsed from the Ordnance Store, empty handed. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z “You, of course, see them under rather startling circumstances; and, if I may say so, you can’t always judge of what a man is by looking at a subaltern in the Guards.” Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z "And you, ring the bell—and forward!" said the usher to his subaltern. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z The idea of taking his orders from that little French subaltern, himself a captive and yet in a position to lay down the law, must have been fearfully unpleasant. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z In our army it is only the subaltern and the field marshal who can afford to be undignified. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z The subaltern said, "Right you are, old chap!" and they shook hands. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z Lights flashed here and there as a subaltern or private moved about in the performance of the night's duties. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Officers of all ranks, from generals to subalterns and the color-bearers, sprang forward. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z By the incredible mistake of a French subaltern, as is now proven, the permanent Elster bridge was blown up, and the temporary one had long since fallen. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z A moment after, he gave the staff colonel a smack on the back and said: "Timkins, you funny old top, fancy being kept out of the riding school by one of my subalterns!" Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z In the village the direction of affairs was in the hands of young subalterns. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z Her mother, who carried an air of fragrant and faded aristocracy, read Cable and regarded him as some subaltern's wives in India regarded Kipling. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z But the dear boy hasn't a cent; and we none of us know how they're going to live on his subaltern's pay. Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z At last, the wife of a subaltern who lived in the next house declared that she had been sitting at her window all day and that the girl had not been out. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z P——, a sapper subaltern, conducted me down to the great steel town. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z At parade a subaltern noticed that one of his men had anything but a clean shave on the left side of his jaw. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z With a speed that would have made his subalterns gasp, he hastened to obey. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Then comes another liberty--the liberty to remain forever, with undying respect, your most humble, obedient servant, as long as they are subalterns, and to treat the world like dogs when they become ministers. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The Colonel, a subaltern, and a regimental surgeon had established themselves in a miner’s hut, and here, over a very unconventional meal, Mayne learned what had happened. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z In France, the curé has a certain number of vicaires under his orders; in England, it is the curate who is the vicar's subaltern. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z Every officer, with the exception of two subalterns, was hit. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z Elsewhere," says a subaltern writing to the Press Association, "I hear our fellows played the Germans at football on Christmas Day. With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War The battery is divided into three “sections” of two guns each, each under a subaltern officer, who is responsible for everything connected with his section—men, horses, guns, carriages, ammunition and stores. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" “Bravo, Spencer; over with him”; for a subaltern had seized the rifle of one of the half-breeds and was wrenching it out of his hands. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z "How many men shall I take, my lord?" inquired this subaltern officer of the warden's; for such he was. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 I only wish I were back in my regiment, and you were one of my subalterns. Real Gold A Story of Adventure Veteran generals knelt side by side with newly commissioned subalterns in reverent worship on the hard stoned floor. With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War Every man who wears a cockade appears of double the importance he used to do, and I feel a respect for the lowest subaltern in the army. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Heard afterwards one of the subalterns had given a lecture on "Tactics, as he understood them." Our Battalion Being Some Slight Impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere A major commands the battery, and has a captain and three subalterns to assist him. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Each regiment is organized in three squadrons commanded by majors, while a squadron is divided into four troops, each under a subaltern officer, troops being further subdivided into sections under non-commissioned officers. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Some of us had kept our swords, thinking that they would be returned to us in traditional style, only to find them collected by the first Turkish subaltern or N.C.O. who set eyes on them. A Kut Prisoner There may be no opportunity for brilliant charges, but there is always work for a subaltern's party, in the way of cutting off detachments, or some such coup-de-main. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Then they returned to the parental estate, or the parents sold what they could spare to procure them an outfit befitting a gentleman, and sent them as aspirants for subaltern places in the Imperial army. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Amongst the numerous functions and manifold designations of the subalterns, some are particularly characteristic. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. A battery is commanded by a major, with a captain as second-in-command, and is organized in three sections of two guns each under a subaltern. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli They gave us £T.3 a month, which, with a subaltern's allowance of £T.7 as pay from the Turks, made it just possible to carry on. A Kut Prisoner No," said another subaltern, "but they are forming cavalry, it is said. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 The Commissary looked, admired, and found a means of giving the subaltern police-officer a little lesson. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico Take him below," Rooke said, turning to one of the subaltern officers at his side; "let him be seen too and carefully tended and those sores dressed. In the Day of Adversity Thus, he dozed off in a corner, but was aroused suddenly by the entry of the commissariat officer and three subalterns. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 As soon as our forces appeared in the vicinity of Matamoros they began to intrigue with our subalterns. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 The lancers, with Zumalacarregui and several of his staff charging at their head like mere subalterns, came thundering along the road, and before Herrera could get his dragoons into full career, the shock took place. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 A veteran subaltern of the army of Napoleon, who lived in Puria, was secretly furbishing up his old uniform, with the intention of presenting himself before the French Emperor when he should enter Italy. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico On June 7, fifty Irishmen, with one German subaltern, were handed over to this camp, to be temporarily accommodated here. The Moonlit Way Though Glencore was only emerging out of boyhood,—a young subaltern in the Prince's own regiment,—when he first entered this society, the impression it had made upon his mind was not the less permanent. The Fortunes Of Glencore He served as a subaltern throughout Marlborough’s campaigns, and is said to have been the first to drill troops by signal of drum or colour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" "It is a general officer and his aide," exclaimed one of the subalterns in the advance. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency It seems they are "subaltern administrators of the law," disguised. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 Promotions, also, are made known by being directly communicated to the subaltern in question. The Moonlit Way He was still a subaltern at the outbreak of the Revolution, becoming captain in 1791. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" In the taking of the Secundrabâgh all the subaltern officers of my company were wounded, namely, Lieutenants E. Welch and S. E. Wood, and Ensign F. R. M'Namara. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude As a subaltern officer he had made a good record during the war, and none present, however superior in station, had sustained a better character or exhibited a purer patriotism. "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale "The subaltern administrators of the law regard them with suspicion"—Humbug! Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 Moreover, a German subaltern is not suited for dealing independently with Irishmen. The Moonlit Way My companion this morning, a hardened young subaltern who was fighting nearly every day in April, May, and June, and has seen more bloodshed than most veterans, saw just as much as I have described. The Unveiling of Lhasa The answer is that the great school turns out the conquerors of the world,—the subalterns of Kipling,—the Clives,—the daring admirals and great captains, etc. Lafcadio Hearn He sent us back there with a subaltern of the engineers. The Black Watch A Record in Action Never realised before what a very "fanciful and captious mistress," Art is, or what idiots "the subaltern administrators of the law" are capable of making of themselves. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 Yes, I know it's trying, mother, but I get so weary of the subaltern and junior naval officer. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall In Rotten Row—the inscription of 1889 still remains—I met a subaltern with a pair of skates. The Unveiling of Lhasa On the first occasion of her leaving St. Cloud for a distant excursion as empress, she traversed a whole suit of apartments to give directions to a very subaltern person of the household. Lives of Celebrated Women As the firing had been from the tower, we hurried to the upper storeys, but the subaltern saw at a glance that the machinery I had noticed was a wireless plant. The Black Watch A Record in Action The subaltern functionaries are selected by the Kalons, and most frequently belong to the class of Lamas. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 A married subaltern could support his family at home and live well. A Defence of the Hessians But it was all in the day's work, and the subaltern took it like a picnic. The Unveiling of Lhasa The 7th Munster Fusiliers lost on August 16th alone four captains and two subalterns killed out of the thirteen officers who had survived the previous engagements. The Irish at the Front Suddenly, from a narrow window in the tower of the structure, a rifle cracked, and I saw the subaltern duck behind a bush. The Black Watch A Record in Action All, in fact, had been deficient in their duty; for, according to the Chinese code of politeness, when a chief sets his foot on the ground, all the subalterns must on the instant dismount. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 The complacent subalterns of Dublin dangled their presents and waited to be given her thanks and kisses. Carnival Of the garrison, sixty-three were slain, including two officers; five hundred and fifty-three were taken prisoners, among whom were a lieutenant-colonel, four captains, and twenty-three subaltern officers. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools I ran over half a score of names—policemen, subalterns, young civilians, employ�s of big trading firms, and adventurers. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel “Come up here!” called the subaltern, in English. The Black Watch A Record in Action He procured a grant of money from the Assembly to be applied to purchasing stores for the subaltern officers, who, as he had learned, were very scantily supplied with the articles necessary for their comfort. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The subaltern, in order to avoid a scene, stopped. Carnival He walked to the place of execution between two subaltern officers, arm in arm, with a serene countenance, bowing to several gentlemen whom he knew. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The effect is the silence of a scornful stare—just such a look as a colonel's portly wife gives through her pince-nez at the audacious subaltern. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The subaltern posted each of us in a different corner with orders to fire three rapid rounds from our rifles into different points of the floor. The Black Watch A Record in Action He had held an Army commission in his younger days, and he and Hazel’s father had been subalterns together. Harley Greenoak's Charge So you are now a subaltern, and have been taken prisoner for the second time? A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War This was in allusion to a number of soldiers who had been sent on board the Scythian at the last moment, in charge of a captain and subaltern; and a mutinous, unruly crowd they were. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance You see, if I were made a subaltern now I should no doubt see lots of fighting, but I should be tied and hampered to a great extent. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War That I have a subaltern, as I may call you. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War “You had better exchange your robes against a subaltern’s epaulettes in the Light Company of the 150th Regiment,” laughed Hughes. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Singularly unemotional, he stood steady at Tell el-Kebir after Arabi Pasha and all his officers, from general to subaltern, had fled, and gave way only when decimated by the British field artillery firing case shot. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Happy is the subaltern who can win the approval of the musical critics in his regiment, and is honored among the more intricate step dancers. International Short Stories English A minute later they were being marched towards the town, surrounded by a strong party in charge of a subaltern. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War At last a light was brought in by a servant, for it was growing dark, which flashed for a moment on Mr. Greybeard's shoulder strap, and revealed two simple subaltern's stars. To Lhassa at Last Below these two sovereigns, are several subaltern officers, who direct the details of the administration, the revenues, the sales, the purchases, and the discipline. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The governor is lieutenant-general by his commission, and in each county does appoint the colonel, lieutenant-colonel and major, who have under them captains, and other commissioned and subaltern officers. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts The astonished subaltern complied in silence, while the wondering dragoons remained as fixed in their saddles as if they composed a part of the animals they rode. The Spy Condensed for use in schools These subaltern employees of the state were free men, no longer slaves or freedmen like their predecessors of the principate. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. "How I could envy that subaltern," said he, with an inimitable mixture of raillery and deference. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Already, at a distance, glistened the star and band upon his breast, and with proud condescension he bowed right and left to the subaltern officers who gathered round for the purpose of congratulating him. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna A subaltern's guard of grenadiers, divided into small parties, did duty in the garden; and it was striking to mark the contrast between these bronzed and war-worn figures, and the reckless tatterdemalion host around us. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune By mere accident, I overheard the captain whisper in reply to a question of one of the subalterns—'No! no!—not now—wait, till we have the punch up.' Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The subaltern personnel of the various bureaus, the clerks, accountants, etc., during the first two centuries of the principate was composed almost entirely of imperial freedmen and slaves. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. "He doesn't look a very delicate subject, notwithstanding," said a subaltern, as Classon retired. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Before he succeeded to his title, he was very poor, a subaltern in the army, with little beyond his pay. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day As they neared each other—the staff officer with quick, springy step, the subaltern somewhat halting and lame—the latter caught sight of a sabre swinging at the senior's hip. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade And while waiting he had, out yonder upon the lawn, an affecting final parting with many of his subalterns and soldiers. Elsie on the Hudson During the progress of some construction work in Upper Egypt the young subaltern in charge had the misfortune to lose some native workmen through the accidental explosion of some cases of dynamite. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 Home, a subaltern of the Engineers, with two British sergeants and a dozen natives, ran forward to the gate under a heavy fire, carrying twenty-five pound powder-bags. Barclay of the Guides How many a poor subaltern had been put in arrest for wearing "mufti," had I not been there to apprise him the town-major White was coming. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas There were several of Mrs. Ray's nearest of kin who had by no means approved of her marriage in the army, and to a nameless, moneyless subaltern at that. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade As late as the time of Napoleon's conquest of the city, fourteen dignitaries, twenty-seven canons, and fifty prebends, besides a host of chaplains and subaltern priests, followed in the train of the Metropolitan. Cathedrals of Spain This piquet was thrown out about two hundred yards in front of the others—a subaltern's piquet. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment I saw she took the lead in debate, and that Mr. Ranby submitted to act as subaltern, but whether his meekness was the effect of piety or fear, I could not at that time determine. Coelebs In Search of a Wife "I can't fancy," drawled out a young subaltern, "how an ignorant cur, without education, manners, and means, can ever rise to anything." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Troop leaders, subalterns and sergeants were forever coming in for a rasping, and each successive day the command paced slowly, sedately homeward, cooling off after a hot drill, looking more and more sullen and disgusted. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade I will only take my subaltern, Berkenhead, yonder, and that poor old negro, in whose liberation I sincerely rejoice. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Both colours are carried by subaltern officers, and an escort of selected non-commissioned officers forms the rest of the colour party. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" A subaltern commanded, but I was present as the ranking officer of Count Saxe’s household. Francezka "These fellows are always intriguing for higher wages," observed the subaltern. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas “He is only a subaltern:” accent the first syllable of subaltern. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected While Lieutenant Elmsley was occupied as acting adjutant—a duty which he was called upon to perform, as well as that of regimental subaltern—Ronayne sauntered mechanically towards the gate. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution The new colours are then placed against a pile of drums and then uncased by the senior majors and the senior subalterns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" No veteran soldier ever donned a field marshal’s uniform with the same zest that he displayed when his subaltern’s outfit came from the tailor. The Silent Barrier He was going down the hill with Rulhières when I said to him, 'Mon Général, you expose yourself too much; that which is duty in a subaltern is a fault in a general.' Olla Podrida The professor taken by the British subaltern is invariably a female, and the females of Tarifa are not the ugliest in the world. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) What men could be spared for the purpose were divided between the two subalterns. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution The consecration follows, after which the colours are presented to the senior subalterns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" I hate the very sight of a wasp-waisted, self-sufficient Prussian subaltern. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch His first act was to note whether Kitty, who was promenading the deck with a subaltern—called to active service—had any idea of his peril. Banked Fires The British subaltern reels to his quarters seriously wounded, and may be seen the following morning, with his hair blown back, spouting poetry to the zephyrs on Europa Point. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) “Mr. Elmsley,” he added, turning coolly to his subaltern, “count up our little force, and ascertain how many men of the detachment remain.” Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution Still, there was a certain flavour about a Court Ball, even for a one-time subaltern in the Blues, who had taken part in everything that was going on. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons Here, in the background, some other characters appeared on the scene—the agent, a couple of subalterns, and the physician. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 At that moment the subaltern took Kitty's hand in his to examine a ring she was wearing,—an heirloom, with a story,—and this gave the final stimulus to Jack's sporting resolve. Banked Fires They are born with beggary in their mouths, and the British subaltern acts as if he were born to be their victim. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) “War! what war?” asked the subaltern, “and what has this fearful piece of treachery to do with open war—war with whom?” Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution This paper will deal chiefly with my personal experiences as subaltern and Captain in the Sixty-first N. Y. Volunteers during the first and last days of June, 1862, in the Peninsular Campaign, Virginia. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry After little Lieutenant Bleibtreu, a special friend of the house and the only subaltern in Captain König’s squadron, had in his turn saluted everybody, the servant announced that the meal was served. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day The men and subaltern officers will recognize it to be so, and it may become more difficult to maintain the requisite subordination and respect for rank. History of Morgan's Cavalry An unkempt subaltern opposite wriggled and turned in a vain attempt to find ease. Cavalry of the Clouds “The sooner the better; but if we do reach it, it will be from no merit of arrangement of yours,” returned the subaltern, as he placed himself in his allotted station in the company. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution Let the miserable assassins—the subaltern agents of such crimes—receive the chastisement due to their abominable attempts; but also, let the infamous haunt where machinations so infernal are planned be destroyed for ever.... English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. Or was it more than all his, the man's, part to stay and help to sweep aside the web that was unquestionably weaving about that brave-faced, clear-eyed, soldierly young subaltern? Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. "He's the father of a subaltern of mine who was killed." A Diary Without Dates The only two of our then flight-commanders still on the active list are now commanding squadrons, while all the subaltern pilots have become flight-commanders. Cavalry of the Clouds “Two-and-twenty, sir,” returned his subaltern, who had taken but a few minutes to enumerate them. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution Captain Swift was not disposed to apply for the assignment of any of those officers to be subalterns under him in a company of soldiers. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war It was not long before the subalterns began to make more or less pointed remarks, half jestingly, to Reimers. Jena or Sedan? To-day the officer, after consulting his lieutenant-colonel commanding, and, it is said, the Secretary of War, sent a subaltern to the department to arrest the clerk, who resisted. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital When the eight horses attached to the gun carriages were struggling to pull them up the incline, a certain subaltern with a voice slow, but damnably insistent, would sing out, "Cannoneers, to the wheels." "And they thought we wouldn't fight" The first service of the subaltern, and his initiation into the perils and responsibilities of an officer in time of war, are interwoven with Custer's own recollections of his generals and their campaigns. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Manuel Antonio being suddenly seized with a great interest in a scarlet subaltern by his side overwhelmed him with delicate attentions. The Grandee Otherwise, a most unsoldierlike luxury was spreading unhindered in all directions, causing the young subalterns especially to neglect their duties, and rendering them in great measure absolutely unfit for real hard work and privations. Jena or Sedan? For ten or eleven months in the year Astor's subaltern men toiled arduously through forest and plain, risking sickness, the dangers of the wilderness and sudden death. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times "Cannoneers, to the wheel!" was the shout and even the dignified subaltern whose pet command was the butt of the exclamation, joined in the wave of laughs that went down the line. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" I was intended, I fear, for a subaltern. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) A captain, to be in no way behind the subaltern, did the same, but he got his feet wet. The Grandee The evening before there had been a small f�te, to which the captain and the two subalterns had invited him and all the non-commissioned officers of the battery. Jena or Sedan? Apparently the officer with the whiskers had instantly come round to the opinion of his subaltern; for he now addressed me with every signal of respect. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) "Walk in parties of two," was the order of the soft-toned subaltern. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Thus he walked 208 in dignity, guards of soldiers sometimes attending him in his walks, subalterns bowing before his periwig; and when he uttered his thoughts they were suitable to his state and services. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Indeed, if they may be believed, the subalterns of "the Brigade" never vary from a condition which they always describe as stony-broke. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 1890.05.10 Wegstetten turned to the subaltern, who stood stupidly looking on, and said, "Well, Lieutenant Landsberg, you may take over the command again now." Jena or Sedan? Even in this picture the subaltern position of woman towards the "lion" man is made manifest. Woman under socialism The cavalry horses were entered by the subalterns of the regiment, who would ride the horses themselves, and the Englishman was going to send his servant to ride against them. A Danish Parsonage Though his manners and appearance were so pleasant, he was only a subaltern about the theatre; and he was a subaltern whom this lord and lessee called simply Le Gros. The Landleaguers When I left my staff job I thought of rejoining my old regiment; but it wasn't easy, as the battalion is crammed full of former generals who are only subalterns. General Bramble He joined in the little drink and love follies of the other young subalterns from a sense of comradeship; alone they would never have appealed to him. Jena or Sedan? Employers and their subalterns—merchants, mill owners, landlords, etc.,—who keep female hands and employes, frequently consider it a sort of privilege to find these women handy to administer to their lusts. Woman under socialism "That's the man who wrote about 'gilded subalterns loafing luxuriously in cushioned cars in a giddy round of useless and pampered ease'?" Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920 There was also on our boat a subaltern, coming to France for the first time. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 The subalterns receive orders from their chiefs; they are in a good state of discipline; no blow is struck without mature deliberation. Shirley Well, this was a piece of subaltern wit. Jena or Sedan? "So he did not take it well," one of the subalterns said. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow When I arrived I met one of the subalterns. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. How well I know these subalterns who want to know all about it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 Never was wooer of wealthy bride so thoroughly absolved from the subaltern part, so inevitably compelled to assume a paramount character. Shirley This little manouvre was quite in keeping with the showman's instruction to his subalterns, to have plenty of good strong collecting boxes and pass them round often. Arrows of Freethought As they drove across the barrack square to Frank's quarters the subalterns came rushing out. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow Next came the seamen, followed by a subaltern with twenty grenadiers, a twelve-pounder and a company of grenadiers. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Hero Giles turned from snapping an order to a subaltern who was peering down a great, shadowy hallway with a distinctly uneasy manner. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 Upon brief command from a subaltern, the guards wheeled about and retreated perhaps twenty yards down the passage. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 A subaltern on the curb touched his glittering casque in military salute without stirring a muscle of his armored body. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life This was the murder, on the morning of the fight, of Lieutenant Weir, a subaltern in the 32nd regiment, who had been sent with dispatches to Sorel by land. The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion "He is dead," said he to the subaltern of the escort. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 His subaltern, Bacon, had been the first to pass the gap, and had been killed on emerging. With Manchesters in the East “Captain Schofield,” said the subaltern, “you are to be transferred, and I trust you will deem it advisable to go peaceably.” The Harbor of Doubt "The enemy are continuing to fortify the coast, Sir," said the subaltern. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 It is doubtful if more than one of his superior officers—if we except McClellan, who knew him only as a staff subaltern—estimated him at his true value. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War I was thus like the senior subaltern in a marching regiment—I wore the same uniform with the colonel, and went through the same exercise with the ensign. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Thewlis, a keen subaltern and expert in scientific agriculture, refused to retire, and was killed. With Manchesters in the East The pleasant, amiable manner of the subaltern underwent a quick change. The Harbor of Doubt The Cornet-Major of the B.S.R. glissaded into the trench and found himself shaking hands with a very young subaltern of the ——th ——s. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 The flower of the British aristocracy, sons of nobility and members of Parliament, had been subalterns under Burgoyne. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield There was but one Bonaparte; that subaltern from Corsica; that meteor. The Bondwoman Thorp, two subalterns who had made their mark while in the ranks by distinguished service in the field. With Manchesters in the East The subaltern, saluting, reported to the deck-officer that his mission had been completed, and the latter, after questioning Code, ordered that he be taken to confinement quarters. The Harbor of Doubt "We're all for barley-sugar ourselves just now," the subaltern went on. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 He entreats Blount, who is his subaltern, to shoulder the blame. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties Look here," said the subaltern, "the general is sending dispatches back to Korti, and the officers have the opportunity of telegraphing to their friends in England. Soldiers of the Queen Now, on this supposition, the prince of the demons could not expel his subalterns without destroying his own empire, without decrying himself, and without ruining the reputation of those who only acted by his orders. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. An Italian subaltern takes charge of the prisoner. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War "The pen," said the subaltern, coughing slightly, "is mightier than the sword." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 Served in the South African War, and in his day was regarded as the most brilliant cavalry subaltern in the British Army. War Letters of a Public-School Boy Jack's heart thumped heavily, and he caught his breath; his eyes had not deceived him, and the subaltern who had just walked by was Valentine. Soldiers of the Queen The decree wills that they shall be sent to the Conciergerie by the subaltern judges on pain of being deprived of their charge. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Colonel William Butler, also of the revolutionary army, had two sons, one died in the navy, the other a subaltern in Wayne's army. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 The subaltern blushed as he searched his mind for the Historic Example. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 The D.S.O. for a subaltern is one of the very highest honours that the Army has to bestow. War Letters of a Public-School Boy A few yards away, Lieutenant Lawson was sitting on the ground rearranging the folds of his putties, and talking to another subaltern. Soldiers of the Queen "Oh, yes; I met him first as a subaltern in India, when he was very raw and troubled by a seriousness he has since grown out of, but I thought he would make his mark." Blake's Burden In the year 1776, whilst he was a student of law in the office of the eminent Judge Wilson of Philadelphia, he left his pursuit and joined the army as a subaltern. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 His opinion of Spanish politics was, that they owed their occasional mistakes solely to the culpable negligence of the war-minister "in overlooking the gallant subalterns of the national army." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 This challenge was enough for the dare-devil subalterns of the —— Hussars, and one of them, Beach-Hay, a splendid horseman, promptly closed with the offer. War Letters of a Public-School Boy Had he foreseen the meeting he would certainly have remained in Tralee, and left the job to a subaltern. The Wild Geese In spite of which Begbie Lyte, having now risen to the dizzy height of senior subaltern in the company, took out a small party and filled it with barbed wire. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade One of the other battery subalterns found a deserted carpenter's shop and he let his men loose to dismantle it. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went The Don complied, malgrè, bongrè; and at the conclusion of this feat, the French colonel, resolved not to be outdone in any thing, called on one of his subalterns for a song. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 He was the first subaltern, if I may so express it, I ever had, for he worked under me though he was actually senior in point of rank. War Letters of a Public-School Boy "He is one of the other men with me down at Chatham—a subaltern—but a year older than I am." The Rainbow "Why did you not tell me?"—this last with an accusing glance at A——, the senior subaltern. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade I had to bring up the rear of the column to-day—result: I didn't get in until early in the morning, only to find the other subalterns “sawing wood.” “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went I never remember the time since I was a subaltern that I did not love you, and my love has grown every year.' Lover or Friend All the honours, however, belonged to the young subaltern. War Letters of a Public-School Boy Although he received no promotion at the end of the war, he was selected for the French Legion of Honour, a distinction given to very few subalterns. General Gordon A Christian Hero To Lyte and the younger subalterns it seemed as though they were on the threshold of life's Great Adventure, as indeed they were. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade That young man, whose red hair and Hibernian features could have left no doubt even in the subaltern's mind as to his nationality, had been listening, with huge enjoyment, to the conversation. The Silver Maple The admiral, after sanctioning the proceedings of his subaltern, had brought the authorities to terms; and so removed the necessity of acting any longer under the provisional cession. Typee Washington rode out one day to inspect the defences, when he approached a subaltern officer who was directing his men to raise a heavy timber to its place. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services So we come back and change our underclothes and start out again; but we haven't got far before a persistent subaltern starts a scare about invasions. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 11, 1914 A subaltern spread the sheet of flimsy in his hand to find his cousin had been killed in action. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade Only as a subaltern agent, a servant sent by his master: “The rod of his anger, and the staff in his hand.” The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Right about face—column of companies, form—you hounds!' shouted the Colonel, and the subalterns swore aloud. Soldier Stories "Fifteen thousand acres were awarded to a field officer, nine thousand to a captain, six thousand to a subaltern, and so on." From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services You know the sort of thing she writes: all in jerks and subaltern's slang. The Limit When I commanded brave soldiers they never pillaged; and I should have punished severely subalterns who allowed of disorders such as those which we see around. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It was appropriated to the pantomimes and dancers, and to all such subaltern actors as played between the acts, and at the end of the representations. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) It is not good that a gentleman who can answer to the Queen's toast should lie at the feet of a subaltern of Cossacks.—P. Soldier Stories The official "Eye-Witness" in a recent despatch tells us how a British subaltern saw, from a wood, an unsuspecting German soldier patrolling the road. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914 |
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