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Definition of Brigadier general
1. Noun. A general officer ranking below a major general.
Definition of Brigadier general
1. Noun. (military) A military officer who commands a brigade. ¹
2. Noun. (US military) A one star general. ¹
3. Noun. (military) A military rank between colonel and the second lowest general rank or major general, having an O7 NATO rank scale equivalency ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brigadier General
Literary usage of Brigadier general
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1868)
"Both divisions immediately formed to advance on Winchester, Brigadier- General
Averell on the right and Brigadier-General Merritt on the left of the Valley ..."
2. Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"... Cutting the Federals in Twain—Capture of Brigadier-General Crittenden — Gallant
Resistance by the Ninth Michigan, under Acting Brigadier- General WW ..."
3. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"I am concerned to add, that Brigadier-General Wale, commanding the reserve, and
Captain Grey ... Brigadier-General Harcourt's report of the second division. ..."
4. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by Ulysses Simpson Grant (1885)
"COMMISSIONED BRIGADIER - GENERAL — COMMAND AT IRONTON, MO. ... When appointed
brigadier - general I at once thought it proper that one of my aides should ..."
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