Definition of Black jack pershing

1. Noun. United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948).

Exact synonyms: John Joseph Pershing, Pershing
Generic synonyms: Full General, General

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Jack Pershing

Black Country
Black Death
Black English
Black English Vernacular
Black Forest
Black Forest gâteau
Black Forest gâteaus
Black Forest gâteaux
Black Friday
Black Fridays
Black Hand
Black Hawk
Black Hills
Black Hole of Calcutta
Black Isle
Black Jack Pershing
Black Law
Black Laws
Black Legend
Black Maria
Black Marias
Black Monk
Black Muslim
Black Muslims
Black Panther
Black Panthers
Black Plague
Black Prince
Black Russia
Black Russian

Literary usage of Black jack pershing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. War Finance: As Viewed from the Roof of the World in Switzerland by Clarence Walker Barron (1919)
"black jack pershing GENERAL PERSHING does not overlook the men here. Before he started his drive for St. Mihiel, after gathering in all the automobiles ..."

2. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights ...: Why America by Kelly Miller (1919)
"... BLACK JACK" PERSHING. ONE of the most striking figures among those whose names are irrevocably linked with the history of the world fight for democracy, ..."

3. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1920)
"The sobriquet "Black Jack" Pershing by which he was known among the rank and file was the result of his first promotion in 1895 when he was appointed to a ..."

4. Lest We Forget: World War Stories by John Gilbert Thompson, Inez Bigwood (1918)
"These men were officers in the United States army, and among them were General Pershing and his staff—"black jack pershing," as his men affectionately ..."

5. Missouri's Hall of Fame: Lives of Eminent Missourians by Floyd Calvin Shoemaker (1918)
""Black Jack" Pershing he is called by his friends. The high position occupied by this great soldier should be the pride of every Missourian. ..."

6. War Finance: As Viewed from the Roof of the World in Switzerland by Clarence Walker Barron (1919)
"black jack pershing GENERAL PERSHING does not overlook the men here. Before he started his drive for St. Mihiel, after gathering in all the automobiles ..."

7. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights ...: Why America by Kelly Miller (1919)
"... BLACK JACK" PERSHING. ONE of the most striking figures among those whose names are irrevocably linked with the history of the world fight for democracy, ..."

8. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1920)
"The sobriquet "Black Jack" Pershing by which he was known among the rank and file was the result of his first promotion in 1895 when he was appointed to a ..."

9. Lest We Forget: World War Stories by John Gilbert Thompson, Inez Bigwood (1918)
"These men were officers in the United States army, and among them were General Pershing and his staff—"black jack pershing," as his men affectionately ..."

10. Missouri's Hall of Fame: Lives of Eminent Missourians by Floyd Calvin Shoemaker (1918)
""Black Jack" Pershing he is called by his friends. The high position occupied by this great soldier should be the pride of every Missourian. ..."

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