battalion
Any large body of troops.
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#HeritageCrime News Ninety years on from the start of the Spanish Civil War, memorials to members of the International Brigade which fought at the battle of Jarama, including the British Battalion, have been vandali…
The Battalion gathered outside the beautiful Cloth Hall in Ypres. Ready for our first full day of learning.
Despite the whole setup being prohibitively expensive I really want to play Steel Battalion lololol
1st Petrograd Women's Death Battalion, 2nd Company. The battalion was an all-female combat unit formed in Petrograd in May 1917 to boost morale and shame war-weary male soldiers into continuing the fight.
Holly crap… The russian Federation lost half a battalion of soldiers on the Alexandrovsk direction, but did not advance a single meter. Ukrainian defenders eliminated 274 enemy soldiers.
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Any large body of troops.
“#HeritageCrime News Ninety years on from the start of the Spanish Civil War, memorials to members of the International Brigade which fought at the battle of Jarama, including the British Battalion, have been vandalised.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Battalion gathered outside the beautiful Cloth Hall in Ypres. Ready for our first full day of learning.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Despite the whole setup being prohibitively expensive I really want to play Steel Battalion lololol”
— Bluesky· May 2026“1st Petrograd Women's Death Battalion, 2nd Company. The battalion was an all-female combat unit formed in Petrograd in May 1917 to boost morale and shame war-weary male soldiers into continuing the fight.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
“Holly crap… The russian Federation lost half a battalion of soldiers on the Alexandrovsk direction, but did not advance a single meter. Ukrainian defenders eliminated 274 enemy soldiers.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“butler holy war LETS FUCKIMG GOOOOOO UNLEASH THE JEEVES BATTALION”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I wonder if Buchanan was inspired by the Women's Battalion of Death for her? Maria Bochkareva's memoir came out in English in 1919 I think.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“DVIDS – Images – 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) tour their new home at Baumholder, Germany [Image 8 of 8] https://www.europesays.com/germany/10549/ Issued by: on U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Lawrence Ferguson,…”
— Bluesky· May 2026““He’s tremendously lucky,” Suffolk Battalion Chief/Fire Marshall Chris Cornwell said.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
“Thank you so much @douglian.bsky.social for helping the Wild Hornets to equip Bulava, drone team of the Unmanned Systems Battalion of the Separate Presidential Brigade, with Sting interceptors today 🚀 🐝💙💛”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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