Looking for sentences and phrases with the word cornetcy? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
He was afterwards gazetted to a Cornetcy in the First Regiment of Life Guards.
I shall recommend your friend for an Ensigncy. Should you prefer a Cornetcy for him, I may be able to give him one.
Examples from Classical Literature
Stoutenburg, besides other rewards, had promised him a cornetcy of cavalry, should their plans be successful.
The king has appointed him to a cornetcy in the 3rd Royal Dragoon Guards, but he is going to be one of my aides-de-camp.
I learn incidentally that the acme of all heroism is the cornetcy of a dragoon regiment.
Rostov, who had just celebrated his promotion to a cornetcy and bought Denisov's horse, Bedouin, was in debt all round, to his comrades and the sutlers.