Corps ordered the 36th Division to move forward, with its Infantry Brigades in echelon.
Mœuvres likewise would probably not have been a hard nut for the teeth of one of the reserve Brigades of the 36th Division that afternoon.
General Nugent accordingly decided against this course, and instead ordered the relief of the two attacking Brigades by the 107th that night.
On this day and throughout the retreat the work of the Train and Supply Column was most praiseworthy, while the Staff Captains of Brigades showed forethought in their arrangements.
The 7th and Canadian Brigadeshad been moved in the direction of Beaulieu, to check the German pressure on the salient.
Old friendships of 1916, and of the early spring, when Brigades had been training for Messines, were renewed.
Four guns of each of the Machine-Gun Companies of the attacking brigades were to go forward with the infantry, the remainder being used for the barrage.
Little need, indeed, had there been for those extrabrigades around the city.
There was no general attack, but a few brigades would be thrown against some ill-defended work here; and almost simultaneously the undefended lines there would have a force hurled against them.
Never had the Southern army appeared half so demoralized; half so unfit to cope with the triumphant and well-appointed brigades pressing close upon it.
One more of McDowell's brigades is ordered through here to Harper's Ferry; the rest of his force remains for the present at Fredericksburg.
An exchanged general of ours leaving Richmond yesterday says two of Longstreet's divisions and his entire artillery and two of Pickett's brigades and Wise's legion have gone to Tennessee.
While corps and divisions and brigades and regiments have formed and fought and dwindled and gone out of existence, a great majority of the men who composed them are still living.
The shell-fire ceases to be irrelevant and finds its mark, turns whole brigades out of their trenches; reinforcements move with the acceleration of a moving ant-heap which has been kicked over.
He rode through Metz and Bertingcourt, where the other Brigadeswere billeted, and no one was stirring.
General Sweeney, with the brigades of Generals Sigel and Saloman, marched from Rolla in the direction of Springfield, and so quickly did he move that Price had no knowledge of his advance.
Again the rebels came on in great force, and again they were met by a withering fire, and also by a bayonet charge by the infantry of both brigades of Carr's division.
Each division consisted of two brigades, but some of the brigades were very small, and did not contain enough men for a full regiment.
Your cheerful acquiescence in the measure, after being appointed to the command of the brigades which marched from this army, obviated every difficulty, and gave me singular pleasure.
The battle was now practically over, and Lyttelton's and Maxwell's brigades marched down to Khor Shambat, in the direction of Omdurman, which was reached at 12.
Macdonald's and Lewis's brigades paraded, and under the command of Major-General Hunter, stepped off.
Besides the fourbrigades of Khedivial infantry, together with artillery, cavalry, and camelry, and minor details, the Egyptian army also included a large transport column of some 2800 camels and about as many men.
Lewis's and Macdonald's brigades were never very heavily engaged whilst the troops remained zerebaed.
The brigades moved onward in parallel columns, with the artillery in the interval and the 21st Lancers covering the front, flanks and rear of the infantry.
The infantry presented a front of three brigades marching in échelon.
The Sirdar wheeled his brigadesto the left, into their original position, and marched them straightway towards Omdurman.
The other Brigades had fared even worse than we had, but the whole Division had covered itself with honour, and had no reason to be dispirited at the apparent failure of its novel enterprise.
The conclusion of the day’s planned operations was marked by the concentration of the attacking Brigades in the captured positions, with outposts pushed out on the high ground overlooking Beersheba.
There were two Brigades holding the line and one in reserve occupying four hutted camps in the neighbourhood of the villages of Ouderdom and Busseboom.
At the end of 1906 the Field Army Brigades were abolished, as preparations were then being made for a much greater call upon volunteers than that entailed by the existing scheme of Home Defence.
The remaining brigades of the Division moved up behind us and the Division took over the right of the line from Soba through Kushil, Nebi Samwil to Beit Izza.
When the month opened, the front line Brigades were still holding the trenches outside Albert, and were kept in a state of readiness to meet a German attack.
The various battalions within the three Brigadesof the Division had to get to know each other.
On the night of the 6th of May a somewhat complicated relief, owing to a reshuffle of Brigades on the Corps front, brought to an end a surprisingly peaceful stay in the front line.
The arrangement was for the two Infantry Brigades holding the front line to advance simultaneously, with the Reserve Brigade following close up.
Brigades of the 29th Division round from Helles to stiffen Kitchener's Army.
This success had the effect of throwing the head of my column to the east of the pike, and I quickly brought up Wilson and one of Gregg's brigades to take advantage of the situation by forming a line of battle on that side or the road.
Davies's and Irvin Gregg's brigades on my right and left flanks met with some resistance, yet not enough to deter them from, executing their orders.
Johnson's division soon gave way, and two of Davis's brigades were forced to fall back with it, though stubbornly resisting the determined and sweeping onset.
Putting both brigades into line we quickly carried the Heights, much to the surprise of the enemy, I think, for he did not hold on to the valuable ground as strongly as he should have done.
Not a shot was fired from our line of battle, and as it gained on my skirmishers they melted into and became one with it, and all three of my brigades went over the rifle-pits simultaneously.
In view of this information General Merritt's two brigades were at once put on the duty of reconstructing the bridge.
The assault was launched at a quarter-past five, and in ten minutes under two hours the two brigades (the 181st Brigade being in reserve just south of Kustul) had penetrated the whole of the front line of the defences.
Not only were brigades allotted certain marches each night, but they were given specified times to cover certain distances, and these were arranged according to the condition of the ground.
Until we had got Beersheba there appeared small prospect of watering more than two brigades in this area.
In the other places the covering parties of brigades began to be ferried over at eight o'clock.
They were all beaten off by infantry fire, and the reliefs of the various brigades of the XXIst Corps were complete by November 28.
Where the tracks were sandy some brigades often appeared to be advancing through one of London's own particular fogs.
They attack a position and they keep on attacking it until they take it, no matter what it costs; regiments and brigades are wiped out without any wavering in the commander's resolve or in the dogged persistence of his troops.
Before we had taken sufficient ground to our right, fresh orders arrived directing both Brigades to counter-march back and attack the centre of the enemy's line, against which the Brigade on our left was already moving.
About the middle of February the Army Commander determined to make a combined attack with one force at the Shumran bend, and with one of our brigades at San-i-yat.
The Corps Commander honoured the Regiment and several Generals from other Brigadeswere also present, our own Brigadier being an interested spectator.
One of the brigades had to come from Jarny, and one from Ste.
Between these twobrigades marched the Hessians, but it was not till half an hour later that the First Division of Guards joined from Ste.
The step which had been absorbed when both British brigades moved off--advisedly--together, caused a double gap between MacDonald and the rest of the army.
By the 9th all four brigades had reached the rendezvous at Dulgo; on the 10th the British regiment, which it was determined to send up in the steamers, was moved to Kosheh by rail from Sarras and Gemai.
All the brigades marched in line, or in a slight echelon.
The three leading brigades continued to advance westward in one long line looped up over Surgham Hill, and with the right battalion held back in column.
In the stillness of the night the brigades moved steadily forward, and only the regular scrunching of the hard sand betrayed the advance of an overwhelming force upon their enemies.
There were six brigades of infantry, composed of twenty-four battalions; yet every battalion showed that it was made up of tiny figures, all perfectly defined on the plain.
From the prison, as it was now dark, the Sirdar rode to the great square in front of the mosque, in which his headquarters were established, and where both British brigades were already bivouacking.
The three brigades now closed upon the village and, clearing it step by step, advanced to the water's edge.
The narrow passage between the mountain and the river poured forth its brigades and battalions, and the firing-line stretched away to the right and left with extraordinary speed.
Several shallow khors traversed the road, and these rocky ditches, filled with a strange, sweet-scented grass, delayed the brigades until the pace was hardly two miles an hour.
The Egyptian brigades usually marched with three battalions in the front line and one in reserve, each of the three in the front line having four companies in front and two in support.
This afternoon the brigades of Ector and Cockrell, and the remaining batteries left for Meridian, where we arrived before dark.
On the morning of the 13th I took command of my own troops, the brigades of Pettigrew, Jenkins, and Davis, and my batteries.
These two brigades were detained, and did not go to Mobile.
Two brigades could have been withdrawn from before Suffolk on the night of the 27th of April and sent to join Gen.
I joined my division, composed of the brigades of Gens.
There are thirteen more brigades with losses, varying in numbers, before the percentage is reduced to forty per cent.
Hardee was to gain the enemy's rear, swing to the left, taking their line in flank, while we attacked the line in front in echelon of brigades as the battle swept down the creek.
Here I found trains enough for the brigades of Quarles and McNair.
Visit Home--My Division Composed of theBrigades of Gens.
Sears's Brigade being on duty on the river and creek, I moved with the brigades of Cockrell and Ector to the right and formed line of battle in front of the Ragdale House.
Polk, with Loring's Division, was with Johnston at Resaca, and two brigades of mine would have been there only for the want of transportation at Montevallo as stated.
The infantry marched by brigades at a day's interval.
Several brigadeswere engaged, and the enemy were repulsed with the loss of several hundred left dead and wounded on the field.
Hardee says, after sending reinforcements to Bragg, only three brigades of infantry remain in his department.
Three brigades of the enemy had certainly marched to Fredericksburg.
Pickett's brigades be sent to Weldon; and then, with Ransom's brigade, he will soon put down the deserters and tories.
Pegram (since confirmed) was killed in the enemy's attack on our right near Petersburg, and that seven brigades were engaged and repulsed the enemy.
Pillow has applied for the command of two brigades for operations between Gen.
Generals have fallen, and divisions and brigades have fought on without them.
Hardee telegraphs from Dalton that 5000 cavalry, besides two brigades of Buckner's command, are with Longstreet, and that other troops ought to be sent him (H.
Lee has sent three brigades after Averill and his 3000 men, and hopes are entertained that the enemy may be captured.
Vance writes that if Wilmington be attacked by a large force in the rear of Fort Fisher, its fall is inevitable, unless two brigades of veteran troops be sent from Gen.
Hardee had been ordered to report to him without delay, and that two brigades might go with him, if needed.
All the troops engaged, including two brigades under Brig.
Lee, announcing the surprise and capture of two brigades on the Rappahannock!
The brigades scattered; blankets came up, and we slept.
These brigades followed during the course of the day, and the ridge of Al-Ajik fell into our hands.
Brigade launched an effective enfilade on the enemy's transport from across the river; the two attacking brigadeswent in again; the cavalry charged across the Turks' right trenches.
The 19th and 21st Brigades attacked in converging columns, the first thrusting right in, the second coming with an arm sweep round.
The brigadesscattered over the plain, the 8th Brigade going on, after brief pause, to the ravines and jungles of the Adhaim, where the war was dying.
But for this first action I do not propose to do more than give an outline of the work of the two Brigades engaged, and an account of our own part in reserve.
The brigades reconnoitred, and exchanged shots with enemy pickets.
The brigades went out on reconnaissance frequently.
It is occupied by a battery; the infantry brigades must feel and fight their way through the thicket on either side.
But before the new line is complete, while as yet a yawning gap is unfilled, from behind a clump of trees the Confederate brigades of Wilcox and Barksdale suddenly emerge.
Brigades in our army were commonly composed of half-a-dozen regiments more or less, often from widely separated States; but there were exceptions.
When matters had reached this pass, General Sumner sent for the Irish and French’s brigades at the creek.
The enemy fell back to their side of the field, and from thence to the woods, the two brigades following them, exchanging a few shots and an occasional volley.
Custer’s men had slowly retired before the Confederates, and passed to our rear, when the order came for our two brigades to charge.
The brigades had performed important service at Gaines’ Mill, and their very slight loss furnishes no evidence of the amount of work actually done by them.
At this instant, Richardson and Meagher arrive on the ground with the two brigades sent by Sumner.
Colonel Barnes was told by General Ledlie, that the division was to assault the enemy’s works directly in its front, the First and Second brigades to charge in line of battle, and the Third Brigade to act as a support.
The brigades moved over the field in matchless order, and reaching the rising ground upon which the enemy was posted, began to ascend.
These brigadesadvanced boldly to the front, and by their example, as well as by the steadiness of their bearing, reanimated our own troops, and warned the enemy that re-enforcements had arrived.
Two brigades he had distinctly seen, "and the dust appeared to rise in their rear for a considerable distance.
The brigades of Muhlenberg, the Episcopal rector, and of Weeden, the Virginia innkeeper, stood well and fought bravely.
Then without delay the boy rode back at full speed, passing on his way several brigades which were being hurried forward, and finding General Washington where he had left him, still in consultation with his officers.
However, the battalion had every reason to be proud of itself, and the result certainly served to remind the Divisional Headquarters that other battalions existed besides the two Brigadesin their close vicinity at Blackdown.
This brought us to a point nearly due east of Fontaine Lez Croisilles, which was some 2,500 yards away and in close vicinity to the other two Brigades of our Division, which were already in action.
Our three Australian Light Horse brigadeshave now been in the trenches for some time.
The landing of the 3rd Brigade, and the subsequent terrific three days' fighting on the heights of Gallipoli by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Brigades made Wolfe's exploit on the Heights of Abraham sound like a picnic.
As to the part played by the Light Horse Brigades in the general scheme of attack, it fell to General Ryrie's Second Brigade to hold the right of the line opposite Gaba Tepe.
On at least two occasions I have seen brigades tested severely, once by heat and heavy marching, the other time by floods and mud.
However, on the morning of the 23rd, as we were about to embark, we encountered the last brigades of canoes belonging to both the Companies, and obtained a guide and foreman from them.
There was a great want of provision this season, and both the Companies had much difficulty to provide a bare sufficiency, for their differentbrigades of canoes.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "brigades" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
