Which preposition to use with commandants

of Occurrences 183%

"But see here, are you going to report this affair to the commandant of midshipmen, or to anyone else in authority?" "I've no occasion to report," replied Dave dryly.

at Occurrences 39%

The commandant at once ordered a company of cavalry and one of infantry to proceed to Plum Creek on a forced marchtaking a howitzer with themto endeavor to recapture the cattle from the Indians.

in Occurrences 11%

There was the commandant in her khaki, very gracious, but very upstanding, and maintaining the strictest discipline.

for Occurrences 8%

At this moment the party with whom Sergeant Corney had gone to the commandant for permission to attempt a rescue came up, and but one glance at their faces was needed to show that the request had been denied.

with Occurrences 6%

On the following morning I presented myself to the commandant with a complaint, having been prompted thereto by Sergeant Corney.

to Occurrences 5%

Twenty or more of the bolder spirits, among whom was Sergeant Corney, were making ready to ask permission of the commandant to their creeping out of the fort on that side nearest the river, and then trying by a sudden dash to rescue the prisoners.

on Occurrences 4%

The General, with the honor of a soldier and fidelity of a good citizen, immediately dispatched a trusty officer to me with information of what had passed, proceeding to establish such an understanding with the Spanish commandant on the Sabine as permitted him to withdraw his force across the Mississippi and to enter on measures for opposing the projected enterprise.

as Occurrences 2%

The American officer addressed the Red Guard commandant as a recognised officer of equal military standing.

without Occurrences 1%

The thought was in my mind that he would receive a very decided answer from the commandant without delay, and after a fashion that would not be pleasing to him, for it seemed to me that no sane officer could sanction an attempt to send out scouts across the open plain in the clear light of day, therefore one can imagine somewhat of my surprise when word came for Jacob and me to report at headquarters without delay.

beside Occurrences 1%

A queer murmur, half laugh and half applause, ran over the reserved seats, and the tall, thin commandant beside me said softly, "That is the way they came out of the trenches at Verdun."

from Occurrences 1%

Lo! dandies from Kamschatka flirt With beauties from the Wrekin And belles from Berne look very pert On Mandarins from Pekin; The Cardinal is here from Rome, The Commandant from Seville And Hamlet's father from the tomb, And Faustus from the Devil.

like Occurrences 1%

Peter Sitz claimed that, since he was not a soldier, he had no right to make what might seem to the commandant like a suggestion, and shoved all the responsibility on the sergeant.

over Occurrences 1%

The authority of the commandant over the other officers, and of the various colonels over their troops, resembled rather the control exercised by Indian chiefs over their warriors than the discipline obtaining in a regular army.

throughout Occurrences 1%

I saw an order instructing the military commandants throughout Germany to warn the Poles, whose discontent with the food conditions in Germany made them desire to return home, that conditions in Poland were much worse.

about Occurrences 1%

In the course of the evening the boys explained that they had said nothing to the commandant about their having picked up a little Russian, as they had thought that it was better to allow him to remain in ignorance of it, as they had had some idea of making their escape.

Which preposition to use with  commandants