Sentence:  At the same time, awed by the brilliant and daring <WSD>generalship</WSD> which had enabled the Russian to capture their city with so small a force, the elders gave him the honorific title of ‘Lion of Tashkent'. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy. (from 17th c.)