Noun
The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general.
Military skill in a general officer or commander.
Fig.: Leadership; management.
Source: Webster's dictionaryGood generalship is a realization that... you've got to try and figure out how to accomplish your mission with a minimum loss of human life. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
According to K. V. Krishna Rao, Babur won the battle because of his "superior generalship" and modern tactics: the battle was one of the first in India that featured cannons. Source: Internet
After Thucydides' ostracism, Pericles was re-elected yearly to the generalship, the only office he ever officially occupied, although his influence was so great as to make him the de facto ruler of the state. Source: Internet
Aristotle describes the kingship at Sparta as "a kind of unlimited and perpetual generalship" (Pol. iii. Source: Internet
Despite mediocre generalship, they managed to capture the Russian port of Sevastopol, compelling Tsar Alexander II to ask for peace. Source: Internet
Stilicho's generalship helped preserve some level of stability, but with his execution in 408, the Western Roman Empire moved closer to collapse. Source: Internet