From summer 2011, Operation Licorne, the French force, previously over 5, 000 strong, is roughly 700, and consists of Licorne headquarters, Battalion Licorne ( BATLIC ), seemingly made up of elements of the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment and the Régiment d ' infanterie-chars de marine, and a helicopter detachment.

Their spirits were buoyed on Christmas Eve – when they chose to camp in the lush Dercervian valley near Ephesus, they were ambushed by a Turkish detachment ; the French proceeded to slaughter this detachment and appropriate their camp.

A small detachment of French troops led by Joseph Coulon de Jumonville, was discovered by Tanacharison and a few warriors east of present-day Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

The Luxembourg Army took charge of part of the French zone of occupation in Germany, the 2nd Battalion occupying part of the Bitburg district and a detachment from the 1st Battalion part of the Saarburg district.

As part of this policy, limits were placed on production levels, and industries in the Saar were dismantled just as in the Ruhr, although mostly in the period prior to its detachment ( see also the 1949 letter from the UK Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin to the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, urging a reconsideration of the dismantling policy ).

The Senegalese gendarmerie evolved out of a French colonial Spahi detachment sent to Senegal in 1845.

Two days later the French withdrew to a position near Guastalla in response to Austrian maneuvers, but one detachment of nearly 3, 000 men was surrounded and captured by the advancing Austrians.

From 1936 to 1940, a French detachment was garrisoned in Andorra to prevent influences of the Spanish Civil War and Franco's Spain.

In the Siege of Badajoz, a detachment of the 45th Regiment of Foot ( later amalgamated with the 95th to form Sherwood Foresters Regiment ) succeeded in getting into the castle first and the red coatee of Lt. James MacPherson of the 45th was hoisted in place of the French flag to indicate the fall of the castle.

A detachment of tirailleurs ( Muslim troops in the French Army ) fired on the demonstrators, killing 54, injuring 140, and traumatising the settlers ' population in what is known as the " gunfight of the Rue d ' Isly ".

After a clash with a detachment he camped his army while hoping for reinforcements from the French army.

The Austrian cavalry was regarded as the best cavalry in Europe, but the detachment of many cavalry units to various infantry formations reduced its effectiveness against its massed French counterpart.

Washington staged an attack from Fort Ohio against a French detachment of 40 men that resulted in the death of French diplomat Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville.

The Russians could expect to be reinforced by Anton Wilhelm von L ' Estocq's detachment of 9, 000 Prussians ; the French by Marshal Davout's depleted III Corps — proud victors of Auerstedt but now only 15, 000 strong — and Marshal Ney's 14, 000-strong VI Corps ( making a total of 74, 000 men ), which was shadowing the Prussians.

During the evening a French detachment also took up positions around a mill at Haspres, blocking the river crossing there.

Villars was able to regroup his forces, but Marlborough and Eugène attacked again, assisted by the advance of a detachment under General Withers advancing on the French left flank, forcing Villars to divert forces from his centre to confront them.

On the Austrian right wing, O ' Reilly wasted time hunting down a 300-man French detachment led by Achille Dampierre ( which was finally captured ) and moved southeast.

However, it soon became obvious that the French force was only a small detachment, sent forward to secure a bridgehead.

The word is derived from the 17th-century French peloton, meaning a small detachment of soldiers.

Austrian cavalry forces were regarded as the best in Europe, but the detachment of many cavalry units to various infantry formations precluded the hitting power of their massed French counterparts.

Meanwhile the French sent a detachment to the North to capture Emden on 3 July, which was an important access point for Britain to Europe.

* On 12 November 1758, Colonel George Washington led a detachment of 500 Virginia Regiment soldiers from Fort Ligonier to investigate reports of a French raid.

In Upper Canada, besides the militia, there was only one British infantry regiment, a detachment of veterans and a company of artillery.

But at a village named Tirathana, before the crowd could ascend the mountain, Pilate sent in " a detachment of cavalry and heavy-armed infantry, who in an encounter with the firstcomers in the village slew some in a pitched battle and put the others to flight.

The Ninety-ninth infantry regiment of Illinois was in several skirmishes, and a detachment of the regiment, Captain A. C. Mathews commanding, was engaged in the Battle of Grand Coteau.

Pulaski's Legion, along with three companies of light infantry, three troops of light horse, and one artillery detachment, came too late to be of great use against Ferguson's operations.

On the afternoon of April 20, Colonel Sidney Sherman, accompanied by a detachment of cavalry, engaged the Mexican infantry, almost bringing on some major action when they were counter-attacked by Mexican Lancers.

Wood participated in the last campaign against Geronimo in 1886, and was awarded the Medal of Honor, in 1898, for carrying dispatches 100 miles through hostile territory and for commanding an infantry detachment ( whose officers had been lost ) in hand-to-hand combat against the Apache.

The Hessian commander, to emphasize the danger to his men, sent 100 infantry and an artillery detachment to deliver a letter to the British commander at Princeton.

Afterward on the Ashley River during the fight at Rutledge ’ s Plantation on March 26, 1780, Lt. Col. Washington again bested a detachment of Tarleton ’ s dragoons and infantry.

In addition, every infantry division had an organic cavalry detachment used for reconnaissance.

The detachment consisted of more than 3, 500 military and civilian employees, including cavalry, artillery, infantry, and support units.

British commander Barry St. Leger authorized an intercept force consisting of a Hanau jäger ( light infantry ) detachment, Sir John Johnson's King's Royal Regiment of New York, Indian allies from the Six Nations and other tribes to the north and west, and Indian Department Rangers totaling at least 450 men.

St. Leger sent a detachment of light infantry from Sir John Johnson's Royal Yorkers toward the position that evening to monitor Herkimer's position, and Brant followed early the next morning with about 400 Indians and Butler's Rangers.

It consisted of 3 infantry divisions ( later coalesced into one ), 2 fortress regiments, 3 artillery brigades, a sapper battalion, a telegraph platoon, a motor squadron with an armored car detachment, a cavalry regiment, and a Military School.

Thus, in 1920, the Georgian army and People ’ s Guard together comprised 16 infantry battalions ( 1 army division and a NG regiment ), 1 sapper battalion, 5 field artillery divisions, 2 cavalry legions, 2 motor squadrons with 2 armored car detachments, air detachment and 4 armored trains.

Yamagata also landed a detachment with two infantry brigades and 1, 200 policemen behind the rebel lines, so as to fall on them from the rear from Yatsushiro Bay.

Newly developed rifled artillery would no longer be placed in the rear of the order of march for employment behind the infantry ; instead, a significant detachment would travel with the advanced guard of the leading corps or other major element, and the remainder would march with the front of the main body, providing immediate artillery coverage of the advanced guard on contact and of the main body during subsequent deployment on the field.

A detachment of Croats opened fire on them and Frederick, believing he was up against a small rearguard of the Austrian army, ordered a few infantry battalions to advance.

Infantry and Armor units first augmented the Opposing Force in 1984 as a detachment of the 7th infantry Division, Fort Ord CA.

Durring the re-opening of the National Training Center in 1980, The OPFOR or Opposing Force consisted of a detachment of infantry from the 7th Infantry Division US ARMY based out OF Fort Ord CA, and a detachment of the 72nd Armor.

Wayne selected Butler's 2nd Regiment of approximately 300 men to conduct an assault along the northern shore of the point, while Wayne himself would lead the main column in the south, consisting of the 1st and 3rd Regiments, and Hull's detachment of Massachusetts light infantry.

The remaining British infantry division, the 54th ( East Anglian ) Division, retained all its British composition and a brigade-sized detachment of French North African and Armenian troops was attached to the division.