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Answered 2009-09-24 13:22:25
While the size of units varies from service to service, country to county and the era, currently a typical Battalion consists of somewhere between 300 and 1500 men. It will usually contain 3 to 7 companies or batteries and be led by a Lt. Colonel.
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