General Toral agreed to a short ceasefire so women and children could leave Santiago.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

To replace him, the president chose the general to whom General McChrystal reported.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

secretary-general to lead, coordinate and advocate efforts to end gender-based violence in armed conflict.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Nothing but surrender. Lee sent a note to General Grant asking to meet with him to discuss surrender terms.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

Confederate President Jefferson Davis ordered his commander in Charleston, General Beauregard, to destroy the fort before the food could arrive.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

But it also represents the result of higher birth rates among Hispanics in the United States compared to the general population.

VOA: special.2011.03.14

The German Army chief, General Erich Ludendorff, tried to capture the French capital without waiting to strengthen his forces.

VOA: special.2010.10.21

In New York, the United Nations secretary-general reacted to a dispute over e-mails stolen from the University of East Anglia in England.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

The administration sent its general ideas to Congress in what it called "A Blueprint for Reform" to develop the next education law.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

And,many Japanese visitors go to General MacArthur's burial place in Norfolk,Virginia to remember what he did for Japan.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

The War Department sent General George Crook to punish the Indians and force them back to their reservation.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

Lee read it slowly. When he finished, Grant asked if the Confederate general wished to propose any changes.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

The Union commander,General Hooker, had to keep his army between Lee and Washington to prevent the Confederates from seizing the national capital.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Jackson hid his troops in woods along the hill and waited for General Lee to arrive with the rest of the southern army.

VOA: special.2009.09.24