For example, if an important commander goes to battle and loses, the game is over.
The British soldiers and their commanders lost the war.
A commander like that would've already lost command of the fleet.
With him more than 40 other commanders and 10,000 top-rate specialists had lost their lives.
The tribal commander must lose no face among those who should obey him.
Meanwhile the Roman commander was losing half his army down in the pocket.
However, the commander had not lost any of his scepticism.
The commander lost his head for allowing it to happen.
Division officials would not say whether any commanders would lose their jobs over the matter.
Very bad crisis by 9th Army where apparently the commanders have lost their heads.