A generalstaffisagroupof officers in a military who act inastaff or administrative role under the command of a general officer (sometimes termed achiefof staff).
They gave command of it to General John Pope, a successful fighter in the West.
VOA: special.2009.09.24
General David Petraeus, head of the U.S.Central Command, says there is a growing awareness throughout Pakistan the Taliban militants must be stopped.
VOA: standard.2009.05.10
Recent reports, however, indicate that the Department of Defense, under the forward-thinking leadership of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace, strongly favors the creation ofa separate military command for Africa.
As notable is the assent of retired Air Force General Lee Butler, former head ofthe Strategic Air Command, who underwent a very public post-service revulsion against America's nuclear strategy.
In 1815, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by a joint British, German and Dutch force under thecommandofthe Duke of Wellington and General Gebhard von Bluecher.