As the Belgian troops, assisted by a British naval brigade, were pushed back from the Yser, they were gradually merged into the army of the allies, by whom they were received with the honors due the men who had made, for twelve long weeks, such a gallant and determined defense of their country against invasion and despoilment.

One of the unique features of the parade, and one that attracted great attention, was a light brigade, consisting of a number of school children mounted, and they acted as a guard of honor to the president and queen.

The old-time intimacy was renewed, and how little his personal feeling had influenced Washington is shown in the fact that even previous to this peace-making he had secured for Reed the appointment to command one of the choicest brigades in the army.

As I have previously said, the Italians had held a portion of the line in front of Gaza with a composite brigade, but the French troops had not yet been in action in Palestine, though their Navy had assisted with a battleship in the Gaza bombardment.

And here, just at the moment when the work of devastation was almost accomplished, came the Malsham fire-engine rattling along gaily through the dewy morning, and the Malsham amateur fire-brigade, a very juvenile corps as yet, eager to cover itself with laurels, but more careful in the adjustment of its costume than was quite consistent with the desperate nature of its duty.

For some cause unrelated to him or to Anna, to Flora or the silent boat, bugles and drums were assembling the encamped brigade.

Another proposal would be to form in every corps one of the present divisions of three brigades, so that the extra brigade combined with the light field howitzers and the Jäger battalion would constitute in event of war a separate detachment in the hands of the commanding General.

Ramseur's was the extreme right brigade of Ewell's corps, which at the moment was making an attack upon Culp's Hill.

The assignment of a fifth brigade to each army corps would produce better conditions than exist at present.

Mr. B. Cadotte acted as guide as far as Rice Lake, the whole making quite a formidable "brigade," to use a trader's term.

The 155th Brigade was still held fast in that part of the wadi Janus which gave cover south-west and south of Mughar, and after the charge had been completely successful and the yeomanry were working forward to clear up the village a message was receivedtimed 2.45 P.M., but received at 4 P.M.which shows the difficulties facing that very gallant infantry brigade: '52nd Division unable to make progress.

They pressed forward with irresistible impetuosity; the first of the five imperial brigades was immediately routed, the second soon after, and the third put to flight.

The cavalry is divided into divisions, independent brigades, and separate independent regiments.

We should probably at an early period transfer some of the industrial brigades enumerated in Chapter VI to our Suburban Farm.

Claymore's mixed brigade, still holding together, closed the rear of Porter's powder-scorched corps d'armee.

XII MANDEVILLE BLEEDS Two overflowing brigades!

" CHAPTER XV Toward the end of June, as Claymore's new provisional brigade of Sykes's division, Fitz John Porter's superb corps d'armee, neared the designated rendezvous, some particularly dirty veteran regiments, bivouacked along the fields, crowded to the roadside, fairly writhing in their scorn and derision.

"It's only one or two of the raw brigades and a few teamsters and frightened sutlersthat's all.

An Anglo-Russian brigade of infantry was in course of formation and seemed likely to prove a great success.

Seeing the distress of Parmenio's wing, Simmias, who commanded the sixth brigade of the phalanx, which was next to the left wing, did not advance with the other brigades in the great charge upon the Persian centre, but kept back to cover Parmenio's troops on their right flank, as otherwise they would have been completely surrounded and cut off from the rest of the Macedonian army.

Two days ago, early in the morning, we were attacked by immensely superior English forcesone brigade and two battalionsand were turned out of our positions.

With him they turned west, again by rail, and about sundown, at Big Black Bridge, ten miles east of Vicksburg, found themselves clasping hands in open air with General Brodnax, Irby and Kincaid, close before the torn brigade and the wasted, cheering battery.

The infantry, divided into no more than five unwieldy brigades, was drawn up at the distance of 300 paces from the road, and the cavalry covered the flanks.

Supported by three regiments of cavalry, the vanquished brigades, forming anew, faced the enemy and pressed vigorously into the broken ranks of the Swedes.

Still, there is something to be said for the ideato the extent of a virtuous brigade or so.