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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. A
battalion is
commanded by a
lieutenant colonel and
subdivided into...
- The 2nd
Battalion, 7th
Marines (2/7) is a
light infantry battalion of the
United States Marine Corps. They are
based at the
Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat...
- 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...
- Today, the
Regiment consists of:
Regimental Headquarters, a
single battalion (1st
Battalion), an
independent incremental company (Number 7 Company, maintaining...
-
Medical Battalion 426th
Supply &
Transportation Battalion 801st
Maintenance Battalion 8th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation (Maintenance) 2nd
Battalion, 44th Air...
-
headquarters company, a
military intelligence battalion, a
special troops battalion, and
three Ranger battalions. The 75th
Ranger Regiment primarily handles...
- 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...
-
construction battalions include:
Naval mobile construction battalion, US Navy
Amphibious Construction Battalion, US Navy 371st
Engineer Construction Battalion, US...
- the
regiment raised a
service battalion, the 4th
Battalion, and a
reserve battalion,
known as the 5th (Reserve)
Battalion,
which was used to
carry out...
- of the
United States Army. The
regiment including the 100th
Infantry Battalion is best
known as the most
decorated unit in U.S.
military history, and...
