battalion
Soldier group, hundreds
A battalion is a military unit typically comprising several hundred soldiers, larger than a company but smaller than a regiment or brigade.
The term extends to any large organized group: a battalion of lawyers descended on the courthouse.
In military contexts, battalions form the basic tactical unit for ground operations.
Colonel-led military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
- divisionSplitting into parts
- corpsMilitary unit or group
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
platoon · squadron · detachment · garrison · legion · phalanx · cohort · contingent
Military personnel who fight
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- infantrymenGround combat soldiers
- riflemenSoldiers armed with guns
- grenadiersSoldiers who threw explosives
musketeers · footmen · warriors · officers · commander · enlisted · recruits · veterans
Commitment to wed or attend
- assaultViolent offensive act
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- defenseProtection against harm
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
ambush · firefight · siege · maneuver · flank · reconnaissance · advance · retreat
Ranked authority structure
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- headquartersCentral command location
- chainLinked segments forming length
- leadershipAbility to direct others
organization · staff · administration · logistics · deployment · cohesion · coordination · communications
Strength or compulsion
- mightGreat physical strength
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- firepowerCombat weapon effectiveness
numbers · manpower · capability · reinforcement · complement · muster · mobilization
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
company · platoon · squadron · detachment · garrison · legion · phalanx · cohort · contingent · column
soldiers
Military personnel who fight
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- infantrymenGround combat soldiers
- riflemenSoldiers armed with guns
grenadiers · musketeers · footmen · warriors · officers · commander · enlisted · recruits · veterans · reserves
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
- assaultViolent offensive act
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- defenseProtection against harm
skirmish · ambush · firefight · siege · maneuver · flank · reconnaissance · advance · retreat · charge
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- headquartersCentral command location
- chainLinked segments forming length
leadership · organization · staff · administration · logistics · deployment · cohesion · coordination · communications · operations
force
Strength or compulsion
firepower · numbers · manpower · capability · reinforcement · complement · muster · mobilization
- armyinfantry, cavalry, soldiers, artillery, officers
- military forcesarmy, allied forces, soldiers, troops, coalition forces
- military historysoldiers, campaigns, officers, naval history, military archives
- WWII ForcesWehrmacht, Red Army, British Army, US Navy, Royal Navy
- Indian Militarysepoy, regiment, brigade, corps, platoon
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- tank battalionsMilitary formations of armored vehicles
- battalion commanderSenior officer leading troops
- battalion chiefMid-rank fire department officer
- construction battalionMilitary engineering unit
- infantry battalionMilitary ground force unit
- army battalionsMilitary formations of soldiers