Since its unification with Pakistan, the East Pakistan Army had consisted of only one infantry brigade, which was made up of two battalions, the 1st East Bengal Regiment and the 1 / 14 or 3 / 8 Punjab Regiment in 1948.

In 1862, the Union Army of the Potomac began its Peninsula Campaign against Richmond, Virginia, and Stuart's cavalry brigade assisted Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army as it withdrew up the Virginia Peninsula in the face of superior numbers.

During the Polish Defensive War of 1939, the main portion of the defenders of Westerplatte as well as the armoured brigade of General Stanisław Maczek were either from Kielce or from its close suburbs.

England would not be involved with its rather weak army ; apart from an English brigade in the French army under the Duke of Monmouth its only effort would be made by the Royal Navy: to defeat its Dutch counterpart and ideally blockade the Dutch coast.

This brigade was nicknamed the Orphan Brigade because its men felt orphaned by Kentucky's state government, which remained loyal to the Union.

This was repealed quickly after Colonel James Garfield's Union brigade marched through Paintsville on its way to defeat the Confederate cavalry at the Battle of Middle Creek in Floyd County.

From the early days of the village, Hodgkins maintained its own fire fighting capabilities, going from an organized bucket brigade that assembled at the ringing of the large bell aptop the original wood frame Village Hall at the turn of the 20th century, to a Volunteer Fire Department with two full-time firefighters augmented by other volunteers who manned three fire engines.

At Gaines's Mill he was shot off his horse while leading his brigade in its first assault.

The second brigade under General-major Kornieloff fought its way out.

In the centre Houchard personally led the main attack with Jourdan's Division from Rexpoede flanked on its left by Vandamme from Killem and on the right Colaud's brigade detached from Hédouville's command, in total a column of 20 battalions directly along the dyke covered by artillery.

Kellermann's heavy cavalry brigade and the 8th Dragoons took up a covering position on the left, smashing an attempt by GM Giovanni Pilatti's light dragoon brigade which attempted to cross the steep-sided Fontanone at its southern end to envelop Victor's flank.

A rule of thumb in American military doctrine is that each unit should keep track of enemy subunits two echelons below its own: that is, a division should monitor enemy units confronting it down to the battalion, a brigade should monitor enemy units down to companies, and a battalion should monitor enemy forces down to platoons.

At the outbreak of the Third Anglo-Dutch War in 1672, a brigade of 6, 000 British troops was sent to serve as part of the French army ( in return for money paid to King Charles ), with Monmouth as its commander.

They were joined by their sister Stryker brigade, the 2nd SBCT in the spring The 4th Stryker BCT will also deploy to its first deplyment to the country in fall 2012.

The UDA operated a devolved structure of leadership, each with a brigadier representing one of its six " brigade areas ".

The brigade, which is 3, 640 strong, draws its heritage from Gurkha units that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence, and prior to that of the East India Company.

The Gurkha brigade ’ s size was reduced to 8, 000 men when the British government changed its defence policy.

Howe led a brigade in the 1761 Capture of Belle Île, off the French coast, and turned down the opportunity to become military governor after its capture so that he might continue in active service.

The critic B. W. Findon wrote, " Among the survivors of the old brigade – of the artists who thoroughly understand the requirements of farcical comedy, who know how to treat its humour with breadth, and grapple successfully with its ludicrous situations – is Mr. Weedon Grossmith.

* August 18: American combat operations in Iraq end as its last combat brigade departs for Kuwait.

Also, whilst 16 Air Assault Brigade is apparently the only fighting brigade listed with its own organic helicopter support in this order of battle, 3 Commando Brigade had the helicopters on board Ocean and Ark Royal to call upon, and 7th Armoured Brigade wasn't really air mobile as a formation.

The surrender was formalized in a written agreement, where the town leaders agreed to cease hostilities in return for promises from the Israeli officers, including brigade commander Ben Dunkelman ( the leader of the operation ), that no harm would come to the civilians of the town.

Dr. Watt wrote in 1985 that " Their brigade leader was a young stone cutter named Billy Milne, who returned to his native Scotland for a visit.

The settlement was then called Brownsville, after Captain James Brown, but was later named Ogden for a brigade leader of the Hudson's Bay Company, Peter Skene Ogden, who had trapped in the Weber Valley a generation earlier.

He was the leader of the brigade and the head trader.

For example, a Feuerwehrhauptmann is the captain of a fire brigade, while the word Räuberhauptmann refers to the leader of a gang of robbers.

He continued as a brigade leader in the War of 1812, where in 1814 he led a brigade at the Battle of Plattsburgh, which Brisbane claimed they could have won if they had been allowed to launch a full infantry attack.

On 23 March 2012, the African Union announced its intentions to send an international brigade of 5, 000 military troops " from Uganda, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Congo, countries where Kony ’ s reign of terror has been felt over the years ... to join the hunt for rebel leader Joseph Kony " and to " neutralize " him.

On 12 May 2012, Ugandan soldiers with the African Union brigade captured a senior LRA leader in the Central African Republic, Caesar Achellam, a veteran rebel commander with the rank of Major General.

At first major-general commanding the West Prussian brigade, afterwards inspector-general of light infantry, he was finally appointed second in command to General Grawert, the leader of the auxiliary corps which Prussia was compelled to send in support of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.

The brigade was headed by a brigade leader ( brigadir ).

She has served in a variety of leadership positions including section leader, platoon leader, and brigade flight-standardization officer.

During this expedition he acquired a reputation as a leader of light troops and, in October 1807, sailed with Sir David Baird for the Iberian peninsula at the head of a light brigade.

* Brigadeführer " brigade leader "-an SA and SS rank, equivalent to Brigadier General.

During the night a further eight suspected resistance fighters were hanged by a " drumhead court-martial " under SA brigade leader Hans Zöberlein.

The protagonist of Suikoden II ( whose name is decided by the player at the start of the game ) goes from being a member of a youth brigade in the Highland Kingdom to being the leader of its opposition, the New Alliance Army.

Given brigade command, Cooper pursued the Creek Indian leader Opothleyahola in November and December, when the latter led his loyal Union followers toward Kansas.

In preparation for an uprising, Hong organized these men into military formations, each led by commanders with military ranks: a marshal ( 軍帥 ) commanded five divisional marshals ( 師帥 ); each divisional marshal commanded five brigade marshals ( 旅帥 ); each brigade marshal commanded five infantry chiefs ( 卒長 ); each infantry chief commanded four majors ( 兩司馬 ); each major commanded five company leaders ( 伍長 ); each company leader had four soldiers under him.

He commanded a brigade at the Battle of Jemappes, and in the campaign of 1793 distinguished himself at the Action of Aldenhoven and the Battle of Neerwinden.

Masséna distinguished himself in the war, and was quickly promoted, attaining the rank of general of brigade in August 1793, followed by general of division that December.

In 1678 Monmouth was commander of the Anglo-Dutch brigade, now fighting for the United Provinces against the French and he distinguished himself at the Battle of St Denis in August 1678 during the Franco-Dutch War, further increasing his reputation.

After the Battle of Fleurus ( 1794 ), in which he greatly distinguished himself for coolness, he was promoted to general of brigade by the representatives on mission.

At the defence of Mainz ( July 1793 ) he so distinguished himself that though disgraced along with the rest of the garrison and imprisoned, he promptly won reinstatement, and became in August 1793 a general of brigade.

He served through the campaigns in the Pyrenees in 1793 and 1794, and rose by distinguished conduct to the rank of chef de brigade.

As general of brigade he took part in the Russian campaign of 1812, and in the campaigns of 1813 and 1814 he repeatedly distinguished himself, notably at Hanau ( October 1813 ), and in a brilliant affair at Reims ( March 1814 ).

Nahal brigade soldiers are distinguished by their light green berets, which earned them the nickname " sticklights " ( Hebrew for glowsticks ).

Also, at Kolin in June 1757, at the head of a cavalry brigade, he distinguished himself in checking the Austrian pursuit by a brilliant charge.

At the Battle of Gaines's Mill on June 27, Hood distinguished himself by leading his brigade in a charge that broke the Union line, which was the most successful Confederate performance in the Seven Days Battles.

His brigade distinguished itself in the Battle of Peebles ' Farm.

In June 1795, having distinguished himself repeatedly in the war on the northern frontier ( 1792 – 1793 ) and the fighting in the eastern Pyrénées ( 1793 – 1794 ), Clausel was made a general of brigade.

Rear Admiral Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood KCB, DSO, MVO ( 2 October 1870 – 31 May 1916 ) was a British Royal Navy admiral of the First World War, whose lengthy and distinguished service saw him engaged in operations around the world, frequently participating in land campaigns as part of a shore brigade.

At Gettysburg, the brigade distinguished itself in the Wheatfield under the command of Col. Kelly as the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division ( Brigadier General John C. Caldwell ) of the II Corps ( Major General Winfield S. Hancock ).

He particularly distinguished himself by beating a body of the French ashore at the head of a naval brigade of British and Spaniards.

He distinguished himself at the Battle of Pickett's Mill while still leading a brigade in IV Corps.

At 17, Jovanka joined the Partisans and was assigned to the Prva ženska partizanska četa ( First female Partisan brigade ), where she quickly distinguished herself as an excellent marksman.

:" To the memory of William Mahone, Major General, CSA, a distinguished Confederate Commander, whose valor and strategy at the Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864, won for himself and his gallant brigade undying fame.

In September 1920, when brigade major in the 43rd Indian Infantry Brigade, Smyth was awarded the MC for distinguished service in the field in Waziristan.

The brigade was distinguished by its use of green uniforms as standard in place of the traditional red — the first regular infantry corps in the British Army to do so.

During the Mahdist War MacDonald commanded a brigade of the Egyptian army in the Dongola Expedition ( 1896 ), and subsequently distinguished himself at Abu Hamed ( 7 August 1897 ) and Atbara ( 8 April 1898 ).

They served under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker in the Battle of Wauhatchie, where the brigade of Col Orland Smith from Steinwehr's division distinguished itself.

Having been promoted to major-general Le Marchant was given the command of a brigade of heavy cavalry in 1811, and greatly distinguished himself in several actions.

The forces were led by eighteen distinguished generals of division, and forty-seven generals of brigade the most brave and able in France.