Light infantry and rifle battalions were composed of eight companies.

The division took heavy casualties, concentrated in rifle battalions up front.

The typical infantry regiment was composed of three rifle battalions.

This formation was reinforced with an infantry rifle battalion which had the task of defending the division.

As a result, the single flag displays all the battle honours earned by every rifle battalion.

One Battery of the 460th and a platoon of the 596th were attached to each rifle battalion for movement.

A 7th battalion was eventually raised as a rifle battalion specifically for service in the American War of 1812.

You want a Rifle Battalion of your own?

Two such guns were employed as an anti-tank platoons, organic to each rifle battalion.

She had decided not to mention that Sharpe was to be given his own Rifle Battalion.