A large group of soldiers usually led by a brigadier general. A brigade was made of four to six regiments. 1 company = 50 to 100 men, 10 companies = 1 regiment, about 4 regiments = 1 brigade, 2 to 5 brigades = 1 division, 2 or more divisions = 1 corps, 1 or more corps = 1 army.

"subdivision of an army," 1630s, from French brigade "body of soldiers" (14c.), from Italian brigata "troop, crowd, gang," from brigare "brawl, fight," from bri [..]

army unit smaller than a division form or unite into a brigade A brigade is a military formation that is typically composed of two to five regiments or battalions, depending on the era and nationality [..]

a group of men in uniform who work together, like a brigade of soldiers or a brigade or firemen

n. A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

a tactical and administrative military unit composed of a headquarters and one or more battalions of infantry or armor, with other supporting units.

A military unit, usually composed of several thousand troops.

Basic military organisational unit; during the Vietnam War, a division was organised into three brigades each commanded by a colonel; a division consists of approximately 20,000 people

An army formation of two or more battalions (or regiments, in the case of armoured brigades), of up to 5,000. The Canadian Army had both infantry and armoured (i.e., tank) brigades. Canadian War Museum

A military unit smaller than a division and larger than a battalion. During the Civil War a brigade equaled 4 -5 regiments (4,400 - 5,500 men) in the Union Army and 4 - 6 regiments (4,400 - 6,600 men) [..]

A tactical formation of one or two infantry regiments intended for independent operations. The brigade had its own assigned or attached supporting units, including artillery, tanks, engineers, medical [..]

A group of battalions, typically three in the British army

the smallest formation. A brigade will consist of a balanced grouping of combat (infantry, armoured), combat support (artillery and engineers) and combat service support (logistics, signals, medical) [..]

(n) army unit smaller than a division(v) form or unite into a brigade

A keelboat crew.