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Definition of Battalions

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.
Battalion
Battalion 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 Battalions from wikipedia

- reserve battalions) Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (three regular battalions) Royal 22e Régiment (three regular and two reserve battalions) The...
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- troops. The Battalions were founded in 1943 by the government of Ioannis Rallis. The Rallis cabinet p****ed the law raising the Security Battalions on 7 April...
- the battalions to become the independent military force of the Yishuv in Eretz Yisrael. Their vision did not fully materialize, as the battalions were...
- (Arabic: كتائب البعث, romanized: Katā'ib al-Baʿth), also known as the Ba'ath Battalions, were a volunteer militia made up of Syrian Ba'ath Party members, almost...
- — as "Territorial defence battalions". A minority of battalions were independent of state control. Most of the battalions initially didn't receive money...
- Order Police battalions were battalion-sized militarised units of **** Germany's Ordnungspolizei which existed during World War II from 1939 to 1945....
- Extermination battalions or destruction battalions, colloquially istrebitels (истребители, "exterminators", "destroyers") abbreviated: istrebki (Russian)...
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