He remained in command until 10:30 the following morning when his brigade commander ordered him to seek medical attention.

The brigade commander has a self-contained headquarters and staff.

During this period he also raised and commanded the armoured brigade and functioned as the first armoured brigade commander.

At other times, the regiment served in the trenches as part of a dismounted regiment under the command of the brigade commander.

His time as brigade commander allowed him to gain valuable military experience and build personal ties with his officers.

It involves about 2,400 personnel and tests the readiness of all key brigade headquarters in the service's warfighting division.

Instead, he drove 10 miles to the brigade headquarters, where he was ordered back to his post.

When it was realised that the span of command was too great — in peace and in war — brigade headquarters were reintroduced.

While playing full back for brigade headquarters he surreptitiously tripped an opposing forward heading for goal.

He then returned to his command post on the near bank and reported the situation to brigade headquarters.

A regular infantry brigade costs around 100 million a year.

The federal infantry brigade he had been ordered to rout from the field had somehow turned into an entire federal division.

During the war, most divisions became triangular - one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments (a square division).

Each infantry brigade was about 3,600 strong, each cavalry brigade was about half that size.

This was organised as a mounted infantry brigade.