Starting in the late 1970s and. continuing for decades, an increasing amount of the. protective layer of stratospheric ozone above Antarctica. would disappear during late September and October, cre-. ating what is popularly known as the ozone hole.
A battalion is a military unit. The use of the term battalion varies by nationality and branch of service. Typically a battalion consists of 300 to 800 soldiers and is divided into a number of companies. A battalion is typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. In some countries the word battalion is associated with the infantry. The term was first used in Italian as battaglione no later than the 16th century.
How many men were in the infantry of the 54th regiment? All Civil War regiments had 1,000 men at full strength. There were ten companies in a regiment, each with one hundred men. Most had this many when they started out, but rareâ¦ly had anything like this many after a few months service. Disease and battle losses were hard to make up.