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Battalion

Battalion (battalion)
n.(-t1913 webster dictionaryl"y1913 webster dictionaryn; 106)
Bat*tal"ion
[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. A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle.

Battalion

Battalion (battalion)
v. t.((?))
Bat*tal"ion
  1. To form into battalions.
    [R.]

Battalion

Battalion (battalion)
n.(?)
Bat*tal"ion
(Mil.)
  1. 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.

    * 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.













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