Battalion
Battalion noun - A large body of men and women organized for land warfare.
Usage example: the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously
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Synonyms for Battalion
Regulars
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- A famous instance was when a German conscript attack, headed by a company of elite Prussian regulars, attacked a British battalion a tenth of its numbers in a forest.
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