field marshal or a similar high-ranking military officer, and carried as a piece of their uniform. The baton is distinguished from the swagger stick in...

Look up baton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Baton may refer to: Baton, a type of club Baton (law enforcement) Baston (weapon), a type of baton used...

Baton Rouge (/ˌbætən ˈruːʒ/ BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]; Spanish: Bastón Rojo) is the capital city of the U.S. state of...

and military personnel. The name baton comes from the French bâton (stick), derived from Old French Baston, from Latin bastum. As a weapon a baton may...

A baton charge is a coordinated tactic for dispersing crowds of people, usually used by police, paramilitary or military in response to public disorder...

a ceremonial mace or baton or sceptre. Historically the buława was an attribute of a hetman, an officer of the highest military rank (after the monarch)...

Captain-General of the Spanish Army At Wellington's lying in state, his batons of military rank were placed alongside the coffin on eight velvet cushions each...

blade, similar to a Victorian gentleman's sword cane. Baton (military) – Military symbol Military rank – Element of hierarchy in armed forces Pace stick...

Lieutenant General: Crossed baton and sword with Crown. Major General: Crossed baton and sword with Star. Brigadier General: Crossed baton and sword. Due to the...

On July 17, 2016, Gavin Eugene Long shot six police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in an ambush attack, in the wake of the shooting of Alton Sterling...