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Battalia vs Battalion - What's the difference?

battalia | battalion |

As nouns the difference between battalia and battalion

is that battalia is (obsolete) order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops or of a naval force, ready for action while battalion is (military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc and a headquarters traditionally forming part of a regiment.

As a verb battalion is

to form into battalions.

battalia

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops or of a naval force, ready for action.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • A drawing up the armies in battalia .
  • (obsolete) An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

    battalion

    English

    (wikipedia battalion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
  • (US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
  • Any large body of troops.
  • (by extension) A great number of things.

    • Synonyms

    * (great number of things) heap, horde, load, mass, pile, swathe

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form into battalions.