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BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

This article appears in Volume V04, Page 563 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BOS-BRI
BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century) , a unit in military organization commanded by a major-general, brigadier-general or colonel, and composed of two or more regiments of
infantry
 , cavalry or artillery. The British
infantry
 
brigade
  consists as a
rule
  of four battalions (or about 4000 bayonets) with
supply
 , transport and medical units attached; the cavalry
brigade
  of two or three regiments of cavalry. An artillery " brigade " (
field
 ,
horse
 , and heavy) is in
Great
  Britain a smaller unit, forming a lieut.-colonel's command and consisting of two or three batteries. (See ARriy, ARTILLERY, INFANTRY, and CAVALRY.) The staff of an infantry or cavalry brigade usually consists of the brigadier commanding, his aide-de-
camp
 , and the brigade-major, a staff officer whose duties are inter-mediate between those of an
adjutant
  and those of a general staff officer.


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