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What is another word for Battalia?

Pronunciation: [batˈe͡ɪli͡ə] (IPA)

Battalia refers to organized troops or an army engaged in battle, typically used in historic military contexts. Some common synonyms for Battalia include battalion, brigade, division, legion, regiment, and squadron. These words all refer to a group of soldiers working together to achieve a common goal. While they are interchangeable to some extent, each has its own specific nuance. For example, a battalion usually describes a group of soldiers consisting of two or more companies, while a legion typically refers to a large military force. These synonyms provide a range of options for writers looking to add variety and precision to their descriptions of military forces in their writing.
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In 1756, a set of urns were placed upon the parapet, which give relief to that stiff air, so hurtful to the view: at the same time, the front was intended to have been decorated, by erecting half a dozen dreadful pillars, like so many over-grown giants marshalled in Battalia, to guard the entrance, which the boys wish to shun; and, being sufficiently tarnished with Birmingham smoak, may become dangerous to pregnancy.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
Their armies had been drawn up in Battalia some days, and the news of a decisive action was expected every hour to arrive at each court.
"Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9)"
Samuel Richardson
These arms seeming to Marcellus, while he viewed the enemy's army drawn up in Battalia, to be the best and fairest, and thinking them to be those he had vowed to Jupiter, he instantly ran upon the king, and pierced through his breastplate with his lance; then pressing upon him with the weight of his horse, threw him to the ground, and with two or three strokes more, slew him.
"Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans"
Clough, Arthur Hugh

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