单词 | mormon battalion |
释义 | > as lemmasMormon battalion Mormon battalion n. now historical a company of soldiers from Mormon communities in Iowa enlisted for service in the Mexican war. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > named companies, regiments, etc. > [noun] > American Pennsylvania division1779 blue hen's chicken (also chick)1840 Mormon battalion1847 teddy1917 1847 T. H. Benton Let. 14 June in D. Jackson & M. L. Spence Exped. J. C. Frémont (1973) II. 365 The two arriving with the Mormon battalion after the events, the question of authorship is narrowed down to those two. 1947 J. S. Perry Cities of Amer. 36 The first detachment of the Mormon Battalion that had marched 2,000 miles to help in the Mexican War, and whose pay allotments had materially helped the Western migration. 2001 Salt Lake Tribune (Nexis) 3 June d5 Melissa Coray Peak is named after the wife of a Mormon Battalion soldier. < as lemmas |
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