Definition of Colonels. Meaning of Colonels. Synonyms of Colonels

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Definition of Colonels

Colonel
Colonel Colo"nel, n. [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column.] (Mil.) The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general.

Meaning of Colonels from wikipedia

- battalions (commanded by a lieutenant colonel) as a more convenient size of military unit and, as such, colonels have tended to have a higher profile in...
- Kentucky colonels from Kentucky's governors. Governor Ruby Laffoon, in office from 1931 to 1935, dramatically increased the number of colonels by issuing...
- league's nine years. The name is derived from the historic Kentucky Colonels. The Colonels won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of any...
- officer rank insignia Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lieutenant colonels. Bonn, Keith E. (2005). Army Officer's Guide (50th ed.). Mechanicsville...
- During the War of 1812 the Army grew rapidly and many colonels were appointed, but most of these colonels were discharged when their regiments were disbanded...
- Lieutenant colonels may serve also on general staff and may be the heads of some wing staff departments. Air Force lieutenant colonels in the acquisition...
- brought 14 Colonels players with him, including ****ure Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke, marking the end of the original Colonels organization...
- Kentucky colonel The Colonel (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse The Colonels, a 1986 novel by W.E.B. Griffin The Colonels, the regime of Polish colonels during...
- Piłsudski's colonels, or the colonels' regime (in Polish, simply "the colonels"), dominated the government of the Second Polish Republic from 1926 to 1939...
- Nicholls Colonels are the 15 teams representing Nicholls State University, a university in Louisiana, in intercollegiate athletics. The Colonels compete...