The third elegiac piece is a description of a successful eastern general who fell from power.

Not anyone's picture of the successful general.

He was only 25 and the most successful general of the revolution.

"They were all elected president after being successful generals in wars."

He gained fame as a highly successful general of Tokhtamysh before turning the arms against his master.

He was one of the most successful generals of Reccared I.

It may even be that he was simply a successful general who promoted himself into the ruling Gupta clan.

From 1830 until 1839 Braun became one of the most successful generals in Bolivian history.

He opposed conscription and was considered less ruthless than other successful generals.

Even in democratic nations, successful generals had come home from war to public acclaim and electoral success.