His feelings might not inaptly be compared to those of a commandant of a garrison, who sees his stronghold menaced by an enemy he had never suspected.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Informed of these facts by the captain of the 'Caldera,' the French vice-consul applied to Sir W. Hoste, then commandant of the English station, and requested, as all the French forces were just then absent, that he would assist in fitting out an expedition for the rescue of Mademoiselle Loviot.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
On Thursday, March 15, the German commandant sent for the Mayor and announced the news.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs