town-major

We learn on good authority that the ruffianly town-major, on arresting him, seized the unfortunate patriot rudely by the neck-cloth, whereupon, Russell, a far more powerful man than his assailant, flung him aside, and drawing a pistol, exclaimed -- "I will not be treated with indignity."

Speeches from the Dock, Part I Various

For this service the king granted him a pension, and being soon promoted, he at length rose to be town-major of Valenciennes.

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods 1920

De Michaelis, the town-major, was evidently a superior young man; as he poured out the champagne he told us with perfect frankness that the educated people at Velaluka were Yugoslavs.

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Henry Baerlein 1917

Federico Verdinois, the town-major, who said that if he had only known of our coming this wretched scuffle would not have happened.

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Henry Baerlein 1917

For this service the king granted him a pension, and being soon promoted, he at length rose to be town-major of

The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé Harry Houdini 1900

He was town-major of Philadelphia during the Revolution, wrote several military works, but is chiefly remembered for his letter to General

The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 Albert Henry Smyth 1885

Indians, both Christian and heathen, and Rigaud de Vaudreuil, town-major of

A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II Francis Parkman 1858

We sought the town-major for a pass to visit the lines.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856

The town-major arrived in consequence early in the morning, accompanied by locksmiths and masons.

Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. Adam White 1848

Reichmann, the town-major, Riding, and the major of inspection.

The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 Friedrich Trenck 1760