CanadienneBacon
Explorer
A thousand men in US Army terms would be roughly equivalent to either a large Battalion or a small Regiment. Anything larger than a Regiment would be a Division. Larger than that would be an Army. Smaller than a Battalion puts you in a Company, and smaller than a Company would be a platoon. A platoon has squads.RangerWickett said:Like, if you've got a thousand men stretched out over half a mile, marching in a huge group formation twenty abreast, there's a term for this. It's on the tip of my tongue and I can't think of it.
What are some possibilities?
Squads (3-10)
Platoon (20-50)
Company (80-250)
Battalion (~1000)
Regiment (~2-5K)
Division (~10k)
Army (~!!!)
The numbers in parentheses are not hard-and-fast. More a general guide. Very general. I've been in a company of 80 and a battalion of about 500, so I know they go that small--though that is not the norm.