Task: Translation
Input (English): The 1st Battalion , 23rd Infantry , about 1,100 men strong when the attack began , was now down to a strength of approximately 600 men .
Output (French): Le 1er bataillon , 23e d' infanterie , fort d' environ 1100 hommes quand la bataille commence est à ce moment réduit à une force d' environ 600 hommes .