order of battle
noun
the organization or hierarchy of military forces in preparation for a battle.
orders of battle
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pluralof order of battle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The different orders of battle, or the grand maneuvers proper for the attack of the enemy's line.
From The Art of War by George Henry Mendell
As to the other orders of battle explained above, it cannot be denied that at Essling and Fleurus the general arrangement of the Austrians was a concave line, and that of the French a convex.
From The Art of War by George Henry Mendell
This agrees with what I have said in relation to the convex and concave orders of battle.
From Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI by Abner Doubleday
The orders of battle were less extended, and the more rational organization of armies in large bodies of two or three divisions was adopted.
From The Art of War by George Henry Mendell
Having now explained the twelve orders of battle, it has occurred to me that this would be a proper place to reply to several statements made in the Memoirs of Napoleon published by General Montholon.
From The Art of War by George Henry Mendell
