Literary notes about Regiment (AI summary)
The term "regiment" in literature often denotes a tightly organized military unit, serving as a symbol of collective discipline, camaraderie, and the rigors of warfare. It is used to emphasize both the structured hierarchy and the human element within military life, as seen when characters take pride in belonging to their unit ([1], [2], [3]) or when authors detail the regiment’s precise movements and tactical advances on the battlefield ([4], [5], [6]). At times, the word broadens its scope to represent not only the literal assembly of soldiers but also to capture the social and emotional bonds forged in adversity ([7], [8], [9]). Whether portraying the regiment’s strategic deployments or evoking the poignant sense of duty felt by its members, writers employ the term to encapsulate the order and turmoil inherent to military existence ([10], [11], [12]).
- And so I said to myself, Fanny's young man was one of the regiment, and she's gone after him.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy - He said, 'Oh yes, he knew the young man as well as he knew himself, and that there wasn't a man in the regiment he liked better.'
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy - The regiment was also a home, and as unalterably dear and precious as his parents’ house.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - Suddenly the 49th regiment advanced in close column order.
— from The History of a Crime by Victor Hugo - The men wavered in indecision for a moment, and then with a long, wailful cry the dilapidated regiment surged forward and began its new journey.
— from The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane - The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.
— from The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane - When it came to taking the field the regiment asked to have another appointed colonel and the one they had previously chosen made lieutenant-colonel.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant - When we got to a lace of safety the regiment halted and drew itself together—what was left of it.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant - He reported that his regiment had been attacked by French cavalry and that, though the attack had been repulsed, he had lost more than half his men.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - As the regiment lay heaving from its hot exertions the officer who had named them as mule drivers came galloping along the line.
— from The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane - A regiment of Chasseurs came up at the double, and put an end to the conflict with bayonet thrusts.
— from The History of a Crime by Victor Hugo - But the new regiment was breathless with horror.
— from The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane
