Sentence examples for various battalions from inspiring English sources

If anything, having more guns to dole out in this manner may just increase the already intense competition between various battalions for a patron's money or supplies.

Even if Mr Karamanlis rallies New Democracy's various battalions behind him, he has a long way to go before defeating Mr Simitis's steadily self-modernising Socialists.

Mr. Baali obsessively sought out the scenes of shelling and airstrikes to report on civilian suffering, and was embedded with various battalions of the Free Syrian Army, the loose-knit rebel umbrella group, to document its tactics, and was wounded in the arm.

The Crypt is hung with the standards of various battalions and regiments, listing their battle honours.

The various battalions of the 31st, and 32nd regiments moved from the division, replaced by battalions from other regiments, including battalions from the 21st Infantry Regiment, the 27th Infantry Regiment, and the 9th Infantry Regiment.

The various battalions of the 17th, 31st, and 32nd Regiments moved from the division, replaced by battalions from other regiments, including battalions from the 21st Infantry Regiment, the 27th Infantry Regiment, and the 9th Infantry Regiment.

Two or more brigades, along with various specialized battalions, make up a division, which has 7,000 to 22,000 troops and is commanded by a major general.

Fighting among various jihadist battalions frustrates civilian activists, who say they wish that rebels would be more cautious about accepting the help, however effective, of extremist groups with foreign fighters who may ultimately threaten secular Syrians.

The various Guards battalions sustained heavy losses, but by 6.30 p.m.

Consequently, when the regime got bored of trying to retake the town from the various rebel battalions controlling it by direct assault and instead resorted to siege, the result was starvation.

Then, there were various ensembles a battalion of First World War soldiers in short shorts, a mass of mental patients (I think)—who charged in periodically to interrupt whatever was going on.