Brigadier Gerard Brigadier Gerard Brigadier Gerard is the hero of a series of 17 historical short stories, a play, and a major character in a novel by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The hero, Etienne Gerard, is a Hussar officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Gerard's most notable attribute is his vanity – he is utterly convinced that he is the bravest soldier, greatest swordsman, most accomplished horseman and most gallant lover in all France. Gerard is not entirely wrong, since he displays notable bravery on many occasions, but his self-satisfaction undercuts this quite often. Obsessed with honour
Brigadier Gerard (horse) français Dictus (Prix Jacques le Marois) par huit longueurs, samedi, a Ascot dans les Queen Elizabeth Stakes 11 (1.600m). Ashleigh, troisième, a terminé 10 longueurs du vainqueur. Brigadier Gerard a remporté sa neuvième victoire consécutive. This was Brigadier Gerard’s ninth consecutive success with a step up to a mile and a quarter in the Champion Stakes at Newmarket the next race on his agenda. Champion Stakes, Newmarket When Brigadier Gerard lined up for his first attempt at ten furlongs, a field of ten turned up to contest the £35,000 prize. From Great Britain, the leading older horses included Welsh Pageant,