Rota_(formation)
A rota (Russian: рота, German: Rotte) is an infantry or cavalry unit. The term was used in the Bulgarian Army, the Czech Army, the Slovak Army, and the Russian Army and means "company."
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After about 1630, the term was used to describe a file of 6-10 soldiers in formations (especially infantry) in the Polish army raised on the Foreign model.[citation needed] The units would consist of about 100 men, led by a rotamaster, or rotmistrz.[1]
In Poland, the rota was known increasingly from the 16th century by the alternative name of Chorągiew. The term fell out of favor in the late 17th century.[1]
