Intermission: Organisation of the Imperial Armies in the Early Period
Phalangites
File: 10 men. Commanded by a Sergeant with the help of a corporal
Line (2 files): Commanded by a Bronze Officer
Square (5 files): Commanded by a Lieutenant
Battle Regiment (10 files): Commanded by a captain
Phalanx Regiment (25 Files): Commanded by a Silver Shield Officer or Hypaspistai captain
Phalanx Battalion (250 files): Commanded by an Archon
Regular Infantry (excluding elite units)
10 - squad (sergeant)
20 - platoon (staff sergeant or in rare cases, master sergeant)
50 - troop (Troop officer)
100 - contingent/squadron (Lieutenant)
200 - Regiment (Regiment Commander/Lieutenant)
200-300 - company (Captain)
300-500 - brigade (Brigadier General)
1000-1500 - Battalion (Battalion Commander)
2000-3000 - corps (Colonel)
4000-6000 - legion (Legion General)
10 000 - division (Division/Field General)
20 000-30 000 - Field Army (General or High General)
50 000 - Campaign Army (High General or Lord Commander)
100 000 - Grand Army (High General or Lord Commander)
Regular Cavalry (excluding companions and elite units)
10 men: Wedge/squad (scout sergeant)
50 men: squadron (squad leader)
100 men: Troop (Companion officer)
200 men: Regiment (Lieutenant)
500 men: Company (Captain)
1000 men: Battalion (Outrider General)
10 000 men: Division (Master of the Horse)
Navy
1 ship - Ship (Captain)
5 ships - Squadron (Commodore)
10 ships - Wedge (Commander)
20 ships - Group (Group Admiral)
50 ships - Command (Vice Admiral)
100 ships - Division (Admiral)
200 ships - Fleet/Navy (Fleet/Navy Admiral)
200-500 ships - Grand Fleet/Navy (Grand Admiral)
500-1000 ships - Empire Fleet (Lord Admiral)
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