Battalion

Zell's Condensed Dictionary · 1879 · p. 5

Batrachus. (bat-tal'yŭn.) (Zool.) See (Mil. PEDICULATI.) A constituent portion of an active army, composed of several companies, and holding the same relative position toward the brigade or line that a company does to the battalion. [s. 79] IMG:p0108_0.jpg:Gravür IMG:p0108_1.jpg:Gravür