A brigade is typically composed of 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers. A brigade's commander is commonly a brigadier general, brigadier or colonel. Brigades are made up of three to six battalions plus supporting elements. A battalion is 300 to 1,300 soldiers.
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The Naked Brigade was created in 1965.
The Devil's Brigade was organised in 1942.
East Anglian Brigade was created in 1948.
The tone of The Charge of the Light Brigade is praising. The author, Alfred Tennyson, held the brigade soldiers in high esteem.
Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade.