This article treats in a generic way of the military unit . In the case of France, the military article Division gives the terms employed particularly.

The exhaustive enumeration of the military units composing an army in shift is named the Battle order; it allows in particular a comparison of the involved forces on the plan Stratégique before engagement Tactique (see ). This term is extensible with the complete description of a national army.

Typology

• ancient Greece
• Phalange made up of Hoplites, Peltaste, Gymnète…
• Hypaspiste
• Prodromoi
• On sea Trière

• Armed Persian

• Mélophores

• Armed Roman:
• Centurie made up of Vélite S, Légionnaire
• Cohorte
• legion
• Handles
• Turme

• the Middle Ages

• Banner
• Battle
• Company
• Companies of ordinance
• Large companies
• Lance

See too

• military Division (French Army)