Several units of the French army, including some battalions of the Foreign Legion, were devastated by the Viet Minh and essentially ceased to exist as fighting units.

Several battalions are grouped to form a regiment or a brigade.

Several companies are grouped to form a battalion or regiment, the latter of which is sometimes formed by several battalions.

Several sportsmen's battalions were formed, including three battalions of footballers ( 17th and 23rd ( Service ) Bn Middlesex Regiment ) and 16th ( 2nd Edinburgh ) ( Service ) Bn Lothian Regiment Royal Scots, the last-mentioned battalion containing the entire first and reserve team players, several boardroom and staff members and sizeable contingent of supporters of Scottish professional club Heart of Midlothian F. C.

Several of these battalions suffered heavy casualties during the Somme offensives of 1916.

Several of the infantry battalions were converted to Royal Marine Commandos and other divisional personnel were assigned as landing craft crews.

Several cantonist battalions became specialized: they prepared auditors, artillerists, engineers, military surgeons, cartographers.

Several Western scholars refer to it as the Battle of the European SS for the 24 volunteer infantry battalions from Denmark, East Prussia, Flanders, Holland, Norway, and Wallonia within the Waffen-SS.

Several members of the regiment played cricket for the Free Foresters Cricket Club and Pte Brian Stead played for the Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

Several of the Scotland team in that match, made up solely of Queen's Park players, had been part of the regiment including Billy Dickson, Billy MacKinnon and Joseph Taylor.

Several German mercenaries from the Brunswick regiment settled in Quebec, southwest of Montreal and south of Quebec City.

Several men drowned in their attempt to reach safety, and the regiment reported 269 casualties out of 737 men.

Several companies also saw possibilities in using the technique for extruding or molding vinyl products with a slight cellular core that would reduce costs yet would not affect physical properties of the end product to any great extent.

Several losing seasons followed which saw the Cavaliers drop to the bottom of the league and become a perennial lottery draft team.

Several characters such as Hawkman, Donna Troy, and Power Girl saw their origins complicated by the changes implemented by the Crisis and the various reboots of characters.

Several attempts to build dams over the falls took place throughout the town's history, some of which powered saw mills in the nineteenth century.

Several saw mills once operated on Blaine's waterfront, and much of the lumber was transported from its wharves and docks to help rebuild San Francisco following the 1906 fire there.

Several days after, Emperor Hui saw the " Human Swine ", and after realising that it who the " Human Swine " was, the emperor was so sick of his mother's cruelty that he virtually relinquished his authority and indulged in carnal pleasures.

Several A4s saw out their remaining days until 1966 in Scotland, particularly on the Aberdeen-Glasgow 3-hour express trains, for which they were used to improve the timing from 3. 5 hours.

Several other cities and towns subsequently acquired silver maces, and the 16th century saw almost universal use.

Several ruinous civil wars in the late 1600s had squandered the country's human and other resources ; the 1690s also saw several years of wide-scale crop failure, which brought famine.

Several of Bessette's works address issues that led to and were representative of the Révolution tranquille, a series of societal shifts that took place in Quebec during the 1960s, which saw increased secularization and a general movement away from the influence of the Catholic Church.

Several Wall Street investors liked what they saw, and sent him enough money to go after bigger targets.

Several days before his death, in a state of stupor he went on a high speed drive around Moscow in an attempt to obtain drugs and alcohol – when many high-ranking people saw him.

Several wounded soldiers soon found themselves surrounded by Boer soldiers and gave their accounts of what they saw.

Several bands who have signed with Jade Tree have released moderately successful albums which saw regular radio play, including Alkaline Trio, Pedro the Lion, Jets to Brazil, and Joan of Arc.

Several important 20th century scientists ( Fisher, Dobzhansky ) whose work confirmed Darwin's theory, were also Christians who saw no incompatibility between their experimental and theoretical confirmations of evolution and their faith.

Several personnel changes saw original rapper J-Slim, bass player Sammy B and guitarist Joey Viturbo part with the band ; whilst J Guevara and Stevie Spice were recruited.

Several nations have experimented with prototypes, notably the Soviet Union during the tenure of Nikita Khrushchev ( projects Obyekt 167, Obyekt 137Ml, Obyekt 155Ml ), but only the West German Jaguar 2 saw service as a standard vehicle, although the Soviet IT-1 missile tank also saw limited service.

Several members of the crew, including the ship's lamp trimmer, Samuel Hemming, and Second Officer Charles Lightoller said they saw Murdoch attempting to free Collapsible A from the falls on the Boat Deck just before the bridge submerged and a huge wave washed him overboard into the sea.

Several crew members claimed they saw no sign of the makeshift raft after the ship had passed, and believed that it may have been dragged under by the ship's wake.

Several important players left Cercle after this season, leaving hopes low for the 1926-27 campaign, but the year saw Cercle achieve their second national championship on the penultimate matchday with a thrilling 5-6 win over Daring Bruxelles.

Several malls in eastern Iowa, including Old Capitol Mall in downtown Iowa City and Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, saw an increased number of store closings after Coral Ridge Mall opened.

Several offshoots of the design included triplanes and monoplanes, but none saw production.

Several of the student editors of the newspaper resigned over what they saw as the tone of the editorial and its anti-administration bent.

Several editions of the Pius X Breviary were produced during the twentieth century, including a notable edition prepared with the assistance of the Sisters of Stanbrook Abbey in the 1950s.

Several notable people have been born or lived in Cheddar.

Several things were notable about this battle, in which Charles set the pattern for the remainder of his military career: first, he appeared where his enemies least expected him, while they were marching triumphantly home and far outnumbered him.

Several notable RPG authors have written material for Chaosium, including Steve Perrin, Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, Keith Herber, David Conyers, Ken St. Andre, and Arduin creator David A. Hargrave.

Several notable retrospectives have examined the influence of Dada upon art and society.

Several notable performances have included the Backstreet Boys, Boston, and Steve Miller Band.

Several other notable gin-based drinks include:

Several notable architectural accomplishments include the Institute for Sound and Vision, and the largest man-made wildlife crossing in the world, Zanderij Crailo

Several Puerto Ricans became notable commanders, five have been awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration in the United States, also several Puerto Ricans have attained the rank of General or Admiral, which requires a Presidential nomination and Senate confirmation.

Several notable American craft brewers use his equipment: Geary's Brewing, Shipyard, and Middle Ages Brewing Company to name a few.

Several notable music artists died of unnatural causes in the 1980s.

Several other atomic operations can be used to provide mutual exclusion of data structures ; most notable of these is Compare-And-Swap ( CAS ).

Several notable networks started as MANs, such as the Internet peering points MAE-West, MAE-East, and the Sohonet media network.

Several notable leaders such as Chandra Shekhar Azad, B. R. Ambedkar, Shankar Dayal Sharma and Atal Bihari Vajpayee were born in what is now Madhya Pradesh.

Several strong themes link the works in the Pym canon, which are more notable for their style and characterisation than for their plots.

Several notable singers are from the Memphis area, including Ruth Welting and Kallen Esperian.

Several notable battles were fought though pirate junks continued operating off China for years more.

Several notable Public Choice scholars have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, including James M. Buchanan ( 1986 ), George Stigler ( 1982 ), and Gary Becker ( 1992 ).

Several notable Russian linguists, such as S. A. Starostin and V. V. Ivanov, have claimed that the Hurrian and the Hattic were related to the Northeast Caucasian languages.

" Several notable archaeological sites contain dwellings and other evidence of daily life 1400 years ago ; these were found preserved beneath 6 m ( 20 ft ) of volcanic ash.

Several notable stars of the day received classical theater training, among them actress Nanette Fabray.

Several of the forest-living species are notable for eating large quantities of conifer needles, which most other vertebrates refuse.

Several notable exceptions exist in the Commonwealth of Virginia: the University of Virginia ( Charlottesville ), University of Mary Washington ( Fredericksburg ), George Mason University ( Fairfax ), Virginia State University ( Petersburg ), Virginia Commonwealth University ( Richmond ), Washington and Lee University ( Lexington ), the College of William and Mary ( Williamsburg ), Old Dominion University ( Norfolk ), and Virginia Tech ( Blacksburg ) use the term " Rector " to designate the head of the Board of Visitors.

Several notable films based on stories from Australian literature ( generally with strong rural themes ) were made in Australia in the 1950s-but by British and American production companies, including A Town Like Alice ( 1956 ) which starred Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch ; The Shiralee ( 1957 ) also starring Peter Finch with Australian actors Charles Tingwell, Bill Kerr and Ed Devereaux in supporting roles ; Roberry Under Arms, again starring Finch in 1957 ; and Summer of the Seventeenth Doll ( 1959 ), starring Ernest Borgnine, John Mills and Angela Lansbury ; and in 1960, The Sundowners was shot in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales with foreign leads Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Ustinov but a supporting cast including Australians Chips Rafferty, John Meillon and Leonard Teale.