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Definition of Corporals
1. corporal [n] - See also: corporal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corporals
Literary usage of Corporals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. U. S. Infantry Tactics: For the Instruction, Exercise, and Manœuvres of the by United States War Dept (1863)
"The captain selects from the corporals in his company those whom he judges fit
to be admitted to the theoretical instruction of the sergeants. ..."
2. Infantry Tactics: For the Instruction, Exercise, and Manœuvres of the by Silas Casey (1863)
"The captain selects from the corporals in his company, those whom he judges fit
... Instruction of corporals. 67. The captain selects from his company a few ..."
3. Army Regulations by Confederate States of America War Dept, United States War Dept (1908)
"Sergeants, fil-si class, sergeants. and corporals are furnished with warrants
... Lance corporals are on the same footing regarding reduction as corporals. ..."
4. The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1905)
"3680 Myer, \T'a., 2 corporals and 18 privates — each; for the company of infantry on
... 6 sergeants, 12 corporals. Post commissary sergeants 200 2 cooks, ..."