A single German regiment was left to defend 17 miles of coast.
In fact there was only a single regiment there at the time.
Operationally therefore, the Guards will be a single large regiment.
By now the division was reduced to the size of a single regiment, though its morale remained stable.
All officers who commanded more than a single regiment came to be known as "general officers".
In 1888 these were merged into a single regiment comprising two battalions.
These two tactical regiments will soon be amalgamated into a single regiment.
Despite offering heavy resistance, only a single regiment managed to break through enemy lines and reach the besieged city.
At the time, it was the single largest regiment on the Army Order of Battle.
The regimental system was introduced, by combining two battalions into a single regiment.