Armenian battalions refer to military units formed by Armenian volunteer conscripts, mostly fighting against the Ottoman forces: * 1912-13, Balkan Wars, an auxiliary battle group in Bulgarian Army. (Andranik Ozanian#Balkan Wars) * 1914-17, World War I, Armenian volunteer units was employed in Russian Imperial Army * 1914-17, World War I, Armenian volunteer units was employed in Egyptian Expeditionary Force of British Army. * 1916-20, World War I, French Armenian Legion was employed in French Army. It was established by French-Armenian Agreement (1916) as a detachment unit. The unit was active in Adana (Turkey) and Arara (Palestine). * 1940-45, World War II, Armenian Legion.