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A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general.

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  1. n. A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general.
  2. n. Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
  3. v. t. To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
  4. n. army unit smaller than a division, typically consisting of a small number of battalions
  5. v. form or unite into a brigade
  6. A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, ormixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of abrigadier general.
  7. n:100 n. army unit smaller than a division v. form or unite into a brigade