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Between 500 and 1,000 soldiers
- A battalion is a regimental sub-unit of infantry amounting to between 500 and 1,000 soldiers. It normally consists of a headquarters and three or more companies.
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A battalion is a regimental sub-unit of infantry amounting to between 500 and 1,000 soldiers. It normally consists of a headquarters and three or more companies. Traditionally, most British regiments have had more than one battalion.
- The Regimental System
The regimental system has its roots in the 17th century when...
- The Regimental System
- Battalion Headquarters and Transport
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- Machine Gun Section
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The battalion was usually commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel, with a Major was Second-in-Command. A Captain or Lieutenant filled the role of Adjutant (in charge of administration); a Captain or Lieutenant was the Quartermaster (responsible for stores and transport); an officer of the Royal Army Medical Corps was attached to work as the battalion’s M...
The four companies were usually lettered A to D, although some battalions used 1 to 4 or W to Z. Each numbered 227 heads when at full establishment. The company was commanded by a Major or Captain, with a Captain as Second-in-Command. Company HQ included a Company Sergeant-Major (CSM), a Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS), two Privates acting as...
The section consisted of a Lieutenant (acting as Battalion Machine Gun Officer), a Sergeant, a Corporal, 2 drivers, a batman and 12 Privates trained in the maintenance, transport, loading and firing of the Vickers heavy machine gun. These men made up two six-man gun teams.
The battalion had 13 riding and 43 draught and packhorses to draw its six ammunition carts, two water carts, three General Service Wagons (for tools and machine guns), and the Medical Officer’s Maltese Cart. The battalion signallers had 9 bicycles.
When it was deployed onto a road in regulation fashion, the battalion’s transport occupied 210 yards of road space, and the fighting portion (men marching with some officers mounted) a further 590 yards.
The Machine Gun Sections were withdrawn from infantry battalions when the Machine Gun Corps came into existence, and in the case of most of the battalions already overseas this was implemented by the section being transferred to the MGC. A series of developments changed the tactical organisation of the battalion. In 1914 the soldiers in a Platoon w...
The Rifle Brigade was not a brigade but a regiment. Regulations reveal certain minor deviations from the standard composition. Battalions of the Scots Guards and the other Highland Regiments were allowed a Sergeant-Piper and five Pipers. Neither the Scottish Lowland or Irish Regiments were allowed this extra strength, although they did have Pipers ...
Once they had been overseas for a while it was rare indeed for a battalion to be at full establishment. It was not unknown at times for battalions with a nominal strength of over a 1000 men to go into fighting with perhaps only 200. Equipment was lost and damaged, and not always replaced quickly or fully. Battalion subalterns and CQMS’s faced the b...
A British battalion in theatre during World War II had around 845 men; as of 2012, a British battalion had around 650 soldiers. With successive rounds of cutbacks after the war, many infantry regiments were reduced to a single battalion (others were amalgamated to form large regiments that maintained multiple battalions, e.g., the Royal Anglian ...
Jun 6, 2021 · Battalion – A battalion comprised three or more companies and was commanded by a lieutenant colonel. The size of a battalion could range from 500 to 1,500 troops. Company – A company was made up of three or more platoons and was commanded by a captain. The size of a company could range from 100 to 250 troops.
Sep 21, 2024 · Battalion, a tactical military organization composed basically of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar organizations and usually commanded by a field-grade officer. The term has been used in nearly every Western army for centuries and has had a variety of meanings.
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Aug 9, 2018 · A battalion in the U.S. Army is normally made up of three companies and 300 to 1,000 soldiers, but can have up to five companies. An armored or air cavalry unit of similar size is called...
Most infantry battalions comprised FOUR rifle companies, as well as a support company (by 1944) and headquarter company. Three Squadrons formed an armoured regiment and three Batteries an artillery regiment in most cases. A Battalion or Regiment was the largest unit in the British Army.
