The Collaborative International Dictionary
Battalia \Bat*tal"ia\ (b[a^]t*t[=a]l"y[.a]; 106), n. [LL. battalia battle, a body of troops. See Battle, n.]
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Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc.), or of a naval force, for action.
A drawing up the armies in battalia.
--Jer. Taylor. An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops or of a naval force, ready for action. 2 (context obsolete English) An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body.
Wikipedia
Battalia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
From the late 16th century into the 18th century battalia, was a description used both for the positioning of units in an army (or navy) on a battle field and the formation in which individual units deployed for battle (battle array or battle order). Sometimes it was used to describe the main body of an army deploy for battle but excluding the wings and other units such as those deployed in front of the main line in skirmishing formation etc. Battalia differs from battalion which is generally the smallest military unit capable of independent operations and would have formed up in its battalia when going into battle.
Battalia may refer to:
- Battalia (formation), battle array for both an army and components of an army
- Battalia (moth), a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
Usage examples of "battalia".
In its centre was the battalia composed of six hundred splendid cavalry, all noblemen of France, supported by a column of three hundred Swiss and two thousand French infantry.
Henry set his troops in motion, and the battalia charged down upon the disordered cavalry of the League.
Vickars had borne his part in the charges of the Huguenot cavalry, but as the company to which he belonged was in the rear of the battalia, he had no personal encounters with the enemy.
In its centre was the battalia composed of six hundred splendid cavalry, all noblemen of France, supported by a column of three hundred Swiss and two thousand French infantry.
Vickars had borne his part in the charges of the Huguenot cavalry, but as the company to which he belonged was in the rear of the battalia, he had no personal encounters with the enemy.