Military-order Sentence Examples

It is in the communities in which the military order obtained an ascendancy over the sacerdotal, and which were directly organized for war, that slavery (as the word is commonly understood) had its natural and appropriate place.

He greatly distinguished himself, and for his intrepidity on one occasion he was decorated with the Cross of the highest military Order of St Ferdinand.

In 1445 the faction of the nobles allied with Alvaro's main enemies, the Infantes de Aragon, were beaten at Olmedo, and the favourite, who had been constable of Castile and count of Santesteban since 1423, became Grand Master of the military order of Santiago by election of the Knights.

It is a purely military order and is given to officers for personal distinguished conduct in the field.

The Order of Elizabeth Theresa, also a military order for officers, was founded in 1750 by the will of Elizabeth Christina, widow of the emperor Charles VI.

The military Order of Charles Frederick was founded in 1807.

Besides the above Bavaria possesses the Military Order of Maximilian Joseph, 1806, and the Civil Orders of Merit of St Michael, 1693, and of the Bavarian Crown, 1808, and other minor orders and decorations, civil and military.

The badge of the military order is a blue cross with gold uncrowned eagles in the angles; on the topmost arm is the initial F., with a crown; on the other arms the inscription Pour le Merite.

Other Saxon orders are the military Order of St Henry, for distinguished service in the field, founded in 1736 in one class; since 1829 it has had four classes; the ribbon is sky blue with two yellow stripes, the gold cross bears in the centre the effigy of the emperor Henry II.; the Order of Albert, for civil and military merit, founded in 1850 by Frederick Augustus II.

Besides the military Order of Merit founded in 1759, and the silver cross of merit, 1900, Wurttemberg has also the Order of Frederick, 1830, and the Order of Olga, 1871, which is granted to ladies as well as men.

The military Order of Savoy was founded in 1815 by Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia; badge modified 1855 and 1857.

It was, however, probably founded as a military order for the protection of the Holy Sepulchre by Alexander VI.

The military Order of St George was founded by the empress Catherine II.

The order became a military order of merit in 1808 and was reorganized in 1874.

The military order of Japan is the Order of the Golden Kite, founded in 1890, in seven classes.

On the 30th of August General Fremont by military order declared martial law and confiscation against active enemies, with freedom to their slaves, in the State of Missouri.

Requesens was only "a gentleman of cloak and sword" (caballero de capa y espada), though by the king's favour he was "grand commander" of the military order of Santiago in Castile.

The Military Order of the Purple Heart is a very worth cause.

When you make Purple Heart clothing donations, you are helping to fund services for veterans and their families through The Military Order of the Purple Heart.

A national organization chartered by Congress, the Military Order of the Purple Heart was formed in 1932.

The Military Order of the Purple Heart, commonly referred to as the Purple Heart Charity, serves all veterans and their families, not just those that received the Purple Heart.

Through the non-profit Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, donations are accepted and used to support the various programs of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

In addition to clothing and household items, The Military Order of the Purple Heart also accepts other types of donations.