Lieutenants

His Majefty fent orders to bring the French officers with all fpeed from Bantrey to the quarters of the regiments in which they were to ferve •, and they were all employed and diftributed in different pofts, according to the rank which the ambaflador denred: his Majefty making thofe who had been captains in France, majors -, thofe who had been - lieutenants, captains; the enfigns, lieutenants; and the cadets, enfigns or lieutenants*; the engineers were particularly fent for, and dif - patched ❋ Unknown (1775)

My book is written for theses small businesses, for what I call the lieutenants of industry, as opposed to the captains. ❋ Scott Hodge (2009)

Rotc cadets come out as lieutenants (and lieutenants is the bottom of the officer rank structure), and outside of a few prima donnas who insist that officer makes one superior to non-officers, lieutenants are treated as idiots by 90 percent of the military. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was all for the invasion of Afghanistan, but when the U.S. government started seeing nation building as the main goal instead of the killing or apprehending Bin Laden and his lieutenants is when the war effort went awry in my opinion. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Roe's "lieutenants" - or sub-dealers - were Paul "PJ" Jones, 39, of Blennerhasset, David Hodgson, 21, of Lowca Lane, ❋ Unknown (2008)

With an incredible coalition of indigenous forces, Cortés and his lieutenants were able to bring about the fall of one of the greatest indigenous American empires in only two years. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The life lesson: Mandela makes a point of adding hold-over security from the white regime to his trusted security lieutenants, which is the source of some tension. ❋ The Brillig Blogger (2009)

In my letters to you I will disregard army etiquette, and call the lieutenants by their rank, otherwise you would not know of whom I was writing -- an officer or civilian. ❋ Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe (N/A)

Sam rode back to the office and called his lieutenants about him. ❋ Sherwood Anderson (1908)

One of the lieutenants was a Chicago boy and an acquaintance of Graydon Bansmer. ❋ George Barr McCutcheon (1897)

The execution of Lotter and his lieutenants was a sign that the patience of a long-suffering Empire had at last reached an end. ❋ Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)

He quickly called his lieutenants together, mapped out a campaign of almost reckless audacity and daring, and assigned his best men to its execution. ❋ Thomas William Lawson (1891)

Among the lieutenants was a strong champion of the opposite and accepted dogma, and a messmate of mine, in his division and shining by reflected light, was always prompt to enforce closure of debate by declaiming: ❋ Unknown (1877)

Difficulties of transit and the hostility of the people might render the subjugation of Spain a slower process than the subjugation of Prussia or Italy; but, to all appearance, the ultimate success of the Emperor's plans was certain, and the worst that lay before his lieutenants was a series of wearisome and obscure exertions against an inconsiderable foe. ❋ Charles Alan Fyffe (1868)

One of his lieutenants was the Peruvian adventurer Miranda, whose mission it was to apply the movement in Europe to the rescue of Spanish America. ❋ John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton (1868)

That guy is a [lieutenant] in the [Army]. No, he is the [Lieutenant] [Governor]. ❋ Nicolai (2004)

Hey [lieutenant], I can help you find your [way back] if you need [assistance]. ❋ Carlthejokster (2018)

I don't care... just ask some lieutenant to do it. [The governor] is on vacation, so [the Lt]. Governor is [running things] for a few days... ❋ EB835120 (2008)

[ICE CREAM], [LIEUTENANT DAN]! ❋ TheBassMan69 (2008)

*People are looking at a burning building* Person 1: Whoa, guys, look! [It's on] fire! Person 2: Thank you, [Captain Obvious]! Person 1: [You're welcome], Lieutenant Sarcasm. ❋ Smileyface3 (2010)

[Lieutenant Dangle's] off [to the] [gym] again ❋ William Earl Dodd III (2005)

Hey 2nd lieutenant [the captain] told you to report to the [pool] on [the 5th] floor of the parking lot. Of course it has 5 floors not 3. ❋ Unkown15432 (2015)

That [motherfucker] Lieutenant Sides...[I swear] [man]. ❋ Poplipoplipop (2013)

[Jake's] a Lipstick Lieutenant now; he just got promoted from Staff [Sargeant] to [Warrant Officer]... ❋ VetR (2006)

I didn’t take my fiber pills and my last [shit pushed] out an [annex lieutenant]. I gotta get some [preparation H] for it. ❋ Dirtbag Joe (2019)