Collocations withtroop

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additional troops
Nevertheless, he was a good and dynamic commander, increasing morale, improving policy, and securing additional troops and equipment.
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advancing troops
A rank or line of advancing troops is enfiladed if fired on from the side (flank).
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allied troops
The group was to pass on military intel on allied troop movements and to commit sabotage.
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armed troops
Marathon was the first time a phalanx faced more lightly armed troops, and revealed how effective the hoplites could be in battle.
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army troop
Ten field companies, seven tunnelling companies, four army troop companies and nine battalions were put to work repairing or extending existing plank roads.
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British troops
British troops went to war and stayed in the trenches willingly.
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elite troops
They also figured prominently in the armament of small groups of royal or elite troops.
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foreign troops
But interventions out of humanitarian concerns overlook the cause of the problem and the long-term impact that any withdrawal of foreign troops might have.
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imperial troops
But formal annexation early in 1886 only provoked further resistance, and for several years tens of thousands of imperial troops were engaged in a vicious war of pacification.
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infantry troop
The infantry troop (being in a cavalry squadron, makes it a troop, not a company) has few wheeled vehicles which directly belong to the troop.
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mounted troop
The regiment has a mounted troop and mounted military band.
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nationalist troops
Similarly, the bandits lacked the similar willingness and attempted to expend those nationalist troops whenever they could in order to save their own skin.
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reserve troops
Plans to locate thousands of reserve troops were also announced.
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scout troop
I might explain at this point that a scout group consists of a wolf cub pack, a scout troop, senior scouts and a rover group.
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troop movement
Such a centre was not required before the war because there was then no regular troop movement by air.
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troop strength
If a unit is reduced to zero troop strength, it is eliminated from battle.
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Union troops
Union troops lived off the land, confiscating livestock and crops from local farms.
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