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taken command
vb. (past participle of take command English)
Usage examples of "taken command".
A solid professional officer, he had taken command of the battalion only four months before and had worked steadily to bring it up to a highly trained level he could be proud of.
They had been together since O'Neal had taken command of Bravo back in the bad days when it seemed like the entire Army had lost its mind.
Galbart Glover had taken command of the scouts and outriders in his place.