Was heißt »befehligen« auf Englisch?

Das Verb »befehligen« lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

Synonyme

Tom was relieved of command.
The king had fifteen thousand horsemen at his command.
The Kelpie, an Australian sheep dog, is an excellent working dog and can muster large numbers of sheep with little or no command guidance.
To be a native speaker by no means means to have a good command of one's native language.
The lady's wish is my command.
We cannot command nature except by obeying her.
Who's in command of this unit?
Tom has a good command of French.
The high command decided to attack at dawn.
A major had to take command of the division.
Take command.
Your sentence structure and word choice make it very clear indeed that you have a high command of the German language.
There is a big difference between learning a language in order to understand or to say something if needed, and wanting to acquire a second language in order to command it freely, almost like you command your first language, your mother tongue.
That was a recommendation, not a command.
Your wish is my command.
'Your offspring shall possess their enemies' gates, and in your seed shall be all nations blessed because you obeyed my command thus.'
Do you know how to use these command line tools?
You need to filter the output of this command in order to display only the lines with "foo" inside.
Take control of the command post.
She has a good command of English though she was brought up in Japan.