Unlike the Swedish brigades, French brigades at that time comprised two to five regiments of the same branch (brigade de cavalerie, brigade d'infanterie etc.). The rank, intermediate between colonel and maréchal de camp, disappeared in 1788 and should not be confused with that of général de brigade, which is equivalent to a brigadier general.
The meaning of BRIGADE is a large body of troops. How to use brigade in a sentence.
brigade, a unit in military organization commanded by a brigadier general or colonel and composed of two or more subordinate units, such as regiments or battalions.
BRIGADE meaning: 1. a large group of soldiers in an army 2. a group of people who have something in common…. Learn more.
- (Military) a formation of fighting units, together with support arms and services, smaller than a division and usually commanded by a brigadier 2. a group of people organized for a certain task: a rescue brigade.
Definition of brigade noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
brigade (third-person singular simple present brigades, present participle brigading, simple past and past participle brigaded) To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
You can use brigade to refer to a group of people who believe strongly in a particular thing or who share a particular characteristic.
BRIGADE definition: a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions. See examples of brigade used in a sentence.