Sentence examples for battalion among from inspiring English sources

On 25 August 1756 it was ordered that a number of existing regiments should raise a second battalion, among those chosen was the 11th Foot.

A triangular brigade formation with three battalions, Gale decided that rather than dividing the 11th Special Air Service Battalion among the brigade's battalions, he would keep the already trained unit together.

Both Kiev and the separatist republics have reserved the right to respond if fired upon, a command that can easily escalate into open warfare given the disparate groups on the rebel side and the many loosely regulated volunteer battalions among the government forces.

The soldiers opened fire themselves, he said, after a general in command of a paratroop battalion was among the first to be wounded.

A group called the Reagan Battalion was among those calling attention to the interview to highlight its opposition to Yiannopoulos's speaking role at the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference CPACC) in the Washington area.

"A portion of the battalion, and among them my company, charged up the turnpike towards the battery, when a tremendous fire was opened up upon us from the battery, and also the whole force stationed in its vicinity," he added.

Under the command of General George Patton's Third Army, he and the troops in his divisions (283rd Field Artillery Battalion) were among the first Americans to liberate Dachau concentration camp on April 29 , 1945

Local media reports said a lieutenant colonel in command of the Daglica battalion was among those killed.

The division was initially based near Armentières and Hart's battalion was among those manning the trenches in the sector.

Manahi, as one of the original members of the Māori Battalion, was among those selected and shipped out on 15 June 1943.

Recruitment for the first intake began on 10 August 1914, and the 7th Battalion was among the first units raised, forming less than a fortnight after the declaration of war.