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'''Brigadier,''' also called brigadier general, was a military rank on [[Earth]].  
'''Brigadier,''' also called brigadier general, was a military rank on [[Earth]].


[[The Doctor]]'s good friend and companion, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], was often referred to by this rank. Having first met him as a [[Colonel]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') the next time the [[Second Doctor]] met Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, he had been promoted to Brigadier and made head of the [[United Kingdom]] branch of the newly formed [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') Though promoted to [[General]] decades later, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') his friends and colleagues, such as [[the Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]], would continue to refer to him as "the Brigadier" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') or "the Brig" ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') as he was commonly known. Lethbridge-Stewart himself, despite attaining the rank of [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]], prefered to go by Brigadier for "sentimental reasons". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Brigadiers (short story)|The Two Brigadiers]]'') In [[2009]], he introduced himself as "Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart". ([[TV]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]'')
[[The Doctor]]'s good friend and companion, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], was often referred to by this rank. Having first met him as a [[Colonel]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') the next time the [[Second Doctor]] met Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, he had been promoted to Brigadier and made head of the [[United Kingdom]] branch of the newly formed [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') Though promoted to [[General]] decades later, according to one account, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') and attaining the rank of [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] according to another account, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Brigadiers (short story)|The Two Brigadiers]]'') a different account had Lethbridge-Stewart identify himself to Mrs [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Wormwood]] as Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]'') Following his death, Lethbridge-Stewart's care home [[Nurse (The Wedding of River Song)|nurse]] called him Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'') while his daughter [[Kate Stewart]] knew him as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')


A later UNIT leader also held the same rank, Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
A later UNIT leader also held the same rank, Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
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[[George Litefoot's father]] served as a brigadier general in an [[1860]] expedition to [[China]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
[[George Litefoot's father]] served as a brigadier general in an [[1860]] expedition to [[China]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')


[[Cutler (The Tenth Planet)|Cutler]], the commander of the [[Snowcap]] base in [[Antarctica]], held the rank of brigadier general up to when he was killed by [[CyberMondan|Mondasian Cybermen]] on [[1986]]. ([[TV]]: [[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]])
[[Cutler (The Tenth Planet)|Cutler]], the commander of the [[Snowcap]] base in [[Antarctica]], held the rank of brigadier general up to when he was killed by [[CyberMondan|Mondasian Cybermen]] on [[1986]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')
 
=== Other realities ===
In [[Inferno Earth|one parallel universe]], a [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|version of Lethbridge-Stewart]] existed that held the alternate rank of Brigade Leader instead of Brigadier. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'')
 
In [[Pete's World]], [[Krista Lateef]] held the rank of Brigadier within [[UNIT (Pete's World)|UNIT]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Siege of Big Ben (audio story)|The Siege of Big Ben]]'')


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Latest revision as of 18:29, 3 November 2024

Brigadier

Brigadier, also called brigadier general, was a military rank on Earth.

The Doctor's good friend and companion, Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, was often referred to by this rank. Having first met him as a Colonel, (TV: The Web of Fear) the next time the Second Doctor met Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, he had been promoted to Brigadier and made head of the United Kingdom branch of the newly formed UNIT. (TV: The Invasion) Though promoted to General decades later, according to one account, (PROSE: The Dying Days) and attaining the rank of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire according to another account, (PROSE: The Two Brigadiers) a different account had Lethbridge-Stewart identify himself to Mrs Wormwood as Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. (TV: Enemy of the Bane) Following his death, Lethbridge-Stewart's care home nurse called him Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, (TV: The Wedding of River Song) while his daughter Kate Stewart knew him as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)

A later UNIT leader also held the same rank, Brigadier Winifred Bambera. (TV: Battlefield)

In 2000, William Bishop was promoted to Brigadier. (PROSE: The Two Brigadiers)

George Litefoot's father served as a brigadier general in an 1860 expedition to China. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)

Cutler, the commander of the Snowcap base in Antarctica, held the rank of brigadier general up to when he was killed by Mondasian Cybermen on 1986. (TV: The Tenth Planet)

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

In one parallel universe, a version of Lethbridge-Stewart existed that held the alternate rank of Brigade Leader instead of Brigadier. (TV: Inferno)

In Pete's World, Krista Lateef held the rank of Brigadier within UNIT. (AUDIO: The Siege of Big Ben)