Sentence examples for order of battle from inspiring English sources
noun
The arrangement of units or other divisions of the armed forces in combat; specifically, the deployment plans of an enemy, or a written record of this.
Hezbollah has been a formidable element in the regime's order of battle.
The complex order of battle among the Iraqis does not bode well for reconciliation.
In the aftermath, the first order of battle was clearing a runway.
Father Sweeney said the new rules were not the order of battle for a witch hunt.
For the first time, the army's order of battle and methods are being revealed in public.
He was distinctly pleased with his generalship: "I prepared an excellent order of battle.
Strategists have been drafting the order of battle for five years.
How did a mere private see the weakness in the order of battle that the consortium's generals had missed?
"We don't have a clear picture yet of the J.I. order of battle," an American official said.
"Think of this is a command post," he said "The most important order of battle is the walking tours.
In 1982 he sued the CBS television network for libel after it aired a documentary that revisited the order-of-battle controversy.
