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Battalion
Battalion Bat*tal"ion, n. (Mil.)
An infantry command of two or more companies, which is the
tactical unit of the infantry, or the smallest command which
is self-supporting upon the battlefield, and also the unit in
which the strength of the infantry of an army is expressed.
Note: In the United States army, since April 29, 1898, a
battalion consists of four companies, and three
battalions form a regiment. The term is also applied to
two or more batteries of artillery combined into a
single command.
BattalionBattalion Bat*tal"ion, n. [F. bataillon, fr. It. battaglione.
See Battalia.]
1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in
battle array. ``The whole battalion views.' --Milton.
2. (Mil.) A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment,
esp. when assembled for drill or battle. Battalion
Battalion Bat*tal"ion, v. t.
To form into battalions. [R.]
Meaning of BATTALION from wikipedia
- A
battalion is a
military unit,
typically consisting of up to one
thousand soldiers.
Commanded by a
lieutenant colonel and
subdivided into
several companies...
- from
which it
derives its name. It was
founded in May 2014 as the Azov
Battalion (Ukrainian: батальйон «Азов», romanized: Batalion "Azov"), a self-funded...
- A
battalion is a
military unit of
several hundred soldiers.
Battalion may also
refer to:
Battalion (Sweden), a 17th- and 18th-century
combat unit The Battalion...
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Medical Battalion 426th
Supply &
Transportation Battalion 801st
Maintenance Battalion 8th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation (Maintenance) 2nd
Battalion, 44th Air...
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headquarters company, a
military intelligence battalion, a
special troops battalion, and
three Ranger battalions. The 75th
Ranger Regiment primarily handles...
- The Thälmann
Battalion was a
battalion of the
International Brigades in the
Spanish Civil War. It was
named after the
imprisoned German communist leader...
- 31st
Battalion may
refer to: 31st
Battalion,
Royal Queensland Regiment, a unit of the
Australian Army 31st/42nd
Battalion,
Royal Queensland Regiment, a...
- The 6888th
Central Postal Directory Battalion,
nicknamed the "Six
Triple Eight", was an all-Black
battalion of the US Women's Army
Corps (WAC) that managed...
- 36th
Battalion or 36th
Infantry Battalion may
refer to: 36th
Battalion (Australia): an
Australian infantry battalion that
served during World War I and...
- 35th
Battalion may
refer to: 35th
Battalion (Australia), a unit of the
Australian Army that
served during World War I and II 35th
Battalion (New Zealand)...
