Read full poem →Very Rev. W. Corsy, ¢. s.c. (1883-1897), Chaplain
of the famous Jrish Brigade, in the Civil War; author of
Memories of Chaplain Life, etc.
Dictionary Entry
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
In a Sentence
“a work brigade; a fire brigade”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. brigadecommander brigadebrigade infantrybrigade firebrigade firstbrigade cavalrybrigade lightbrigade second
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Poetry examples for “brigade”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →We did not care: we knew we were
The Devil's Own Brigade:
And shaven head and feet of lead
Read full poem →Down in the hollow there's the whole Brigade
Camped in four groups: through twilight falling slow
Read full poem →torchlight procession!
The dense brigade bound for the war, with high piled military wagons
following;
Read full poem →I tell not now the whole of the battle,
But one brigade early in the forenoon order'd forward to engage the
red-coats,