Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars.
Shak.
His troops moved to victory with the precision of machines.
Macaulay.
3. (Mil.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or
dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a
captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company
in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.