Colonel Litzenberg was much senior to Lieutenant Colonel Murray, and perhaps Smith thought that was all the overall command authority needed.

里特·森伯格上校的资历要比默雷中校高的多，因此有可能史密斯认为这就足以解决所需要的指挥授权关系。

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On April 19, 1775 the British commander in Boston Thomas Gage despatched an expedition of around 700 regulars under Colonel Francis Smith to search the town of Concord for hidden supplies and weapons.

1775年4月19日在波士顿托马斯计英国指挥官派遣探险队在700的常客，上校弗兰西斯史密斯搜索隐藏的物资和武器康科德镇。

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Colonel George W.Smith, commanding officer of Quantico's Basic Training School, says fitness and skills are only part of what it takes to be a Marine officer.

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