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A general's understudy who commands thousands but technically isn't a general at all.
means A senior military officer ranking above a colonel and below a major-general, typically commanding a brigade.
from From French 'brigadier,' the commander of a 'brigade' — itself from Italian 'brigata,' a company or crowd, rooted in 'brigare,' to fight or strive (the same restless source that gives us 'brigand,' the roving bandit, and 'intrigue'). So buried in the rank is the older idea of a quarrelsome band — a brigade was simply a bunch of fighters who stuck together.
- rank limbo
- Above colonel, below general, awkwardly in between
- name origin
- From Italian brigare, meaning to fight or quarrel
- one star
- Wears a single star in many armies
- cheese alias
- Brigadeiro is also a beloved Brazilian chocolate treat
- napoleon era
- Commanded a brigade of multiple regiments in battle
brigadier gerard — fictional character, french cavalry officer created by arthur conan doyle in 1896
brigadier lethbridge-stewart — fictional character, commanding officer in doctor who starting 1968