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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
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battalion is a
military unit,
typically consisting of up to one
thousand soldiers commanded by a
lieutenant colonel and
subdivided into a
number of...
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which it
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Zealand Army that...
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consists of four
Regular battalions and
three Reserve battalions. Each
Regular battalion of The
Rifles was
formerly an
individual battalion of one of the two...
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sorted by the
mission they perform. The
ground combat element (GCE)
consists of those...
- warfare. "Edson's"
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Marine Raider Battalion and "Carlson's"
Raiders of 2nd
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first United States...
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Battalion (colloquially
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collective from
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title of a
subordinate fire
chief or
commanding officer in the
firefighting command structure. The
title of
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- The
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