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1st Vermont Brigade         
The First Vermont Brigade, or "Old Brigade" was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. It suffered the highest casualty count of any brigade in the history of the United States Army, with some 1,172 killed in action.
Brigade         
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  • A U.S. infantry brigade of around 3,200 personnel, formed into eight [[battalion]]-sized groups
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MILITARY FORMATION SIZE DESIGNATION, TYPICALLY OF 3–6 BATTALIONS
Armoured brigade; Brigades; Brigade Commander; NRA Brigade; Brigade commander; Tank brigade; Brigade (military); Brigade (United Kingdom)
·vt To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
II. Brigade ·noun Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
III. Brigade ·noun 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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MILITARY FORMATION SIZE DESIGNATION, TYPICALLY OF 3–6 BATTALIONS
Armoured brigade; Brigades; Brigade Commander; NRA Brigade; Brigade commander; Tank brigade; Brigade (military); Brigade (United Kingdom)
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1. a subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of battalions and forming part of a division.
2. an organization with a quasi-military structure.
3. informal, often derogatory a group of people with a characteristic in common: the anti-smoking brigade.
Origin
C17: from Fr., from Ital. brigata 'company'.