Synopsis. John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790, in Charles City County, Virginia. Like his father, Tyler served as governor of Virginia. Representing the Whig Party, he was the first vice president to become president due the death of his predecessor (President William Henry Harrison).
In the British Army, a rifle platoon from an infantry company consists of three sections of eight men, plus a signaller (radio operator), a platoon sergeant (a Sergeant), the platoon commander (either a second lieutenant or lieutenant) and a mortar man operating a light mortar (full strength of 27 men and one officer).
Squad,,any number under a platoon strength of about 20 Platoon,,about 20 to 25 men Company,,100 to 150 men Battalion,,600 to 1,000 men Regiment,,1,000 to about 5,000 men Division,,anything from 4,000 to 9,000 men Army Corpse,,usually 3 or 4 divisions Army,,made up of several divisions,,,