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[[File:The-crime-of-the-brigadier-strand-jan-1900-2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[The Crime of the Brigadier]], by [[Sidney Paget]]]]

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The brigadier Etienne Gerard, a french hussard of the Napoleon army, is a recurrent character created by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] appearing in 18 stories : 17 short stories and 1 novel ([[Uncle Bernac]]). They are a mix of historical and humoristic stories where the brigadier is conceited, pretending to be the best soldier and seducer of his country.

Published for the first time in the [[The Strand Magazine]] between december 1894 and september 1910, and collected in [[The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard]] in february 1896 and in [[Adventures of Gerard]] in september 1903.

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== Stories of the Gerard saga ==

* [[The Medal of Brigadier Gerard]] (december 1894)
* '''The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard'''
** I. [[How the Brigadier Held the King]] (april 1895)
** II. [[How the King Held the Brigadier]] (may 1895)
** III. [[How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio]] (june 1895)
** IV. [[How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom]] (july 1895)
** V. [[How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs]] (aug 1895)
** VI. [[How the Brigadier was Tempted by the Devil]] (september 1895)
** VII. [[How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom]] (december 1895)
* [[Uncle Bernac]] (1897)
* [[The Crime of the Brigadier]] (january 1900)
* '''The Adventures of Etienne Gerard'''
** I. [[How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear]] (august 1902)
** II. [[How the Brigadier Saved the Army]] (november 1902)
** III. [[How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk]] (december 1902)
** IV. [[Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo]] 1/2 (january 1903)
** V. [[Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo]] 2/2 (february 1903)
** VI. [[The Brigadier in England]] (march 1903)
** VII. [[How the Brigadier Joined the Hussars of Conflans]] (april 1903)
** VIII. [[How Etienne Gerard Said Good-Bye to his Master]] (may 1903)
* [[The Marriage of the Brigadier]] (september 1910)

== Collected ==

* [[The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard]] (1896)
* [[Adventures of Gerard]] (1903)
* [[Die Abenteuer des Brigadier Gerard]] (1909 & 1911)

== Adaptations ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! style="width:65px;"|Year !! Title !! Performer !! Media !! Country
|-
| 1903 || [[The Adventures of Gerard (play 1903-1904)|The Adventures of Gerard]] || [[James O'Neill]] || Play || USA
|-
| 1906 || [[Brigadier Gerard (play 1906)|Brigadier Gerard]] || [[Lewis Waller]] || Play || UK
|-
| 1906 || [[Brigadier Gerard (play 1906 with Kyrle Bellew)|Brigadier Gerard]] || [[Kyrle Bellew]] || Play || USA
|-
| 1907 || [[Brigadier Gerard (play 1907)|Brigadier Gerard]] || [[Edmund Waller]] || Play || UK
|-
| 1915 || [[Brigadier Gerard (movie 1915)|Brigadier Gerard]] || [[Lewis Waller]] || Silent movie || UK
|-
| 1921 || [[Un drame sous Napoléon (movie 1921)|Un drame sous Napoléon]] || [[Paul Cabanel]] || Silent movie || France
|-
| 1927 || [[The Fighting Eagle]] || [[Rod La Rocque]] || Silent movie || US
|-
| 1954 || [[How the Brigadier Won His Medals (TV episode 1954)|How the Brigadier Won His Medals]] || [[Claude Dauphin]] || TV || US
|-
| 1970 || [[The Adventures of Gerard]] || [[Peter McEnery]] || Movie || UK / CH
|}

== Performers ==

* [[:category:Brigadier Gerard performers|List of {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Brigadier Gerard performers}} Brigadier Gerard performers]]
* [[Gallery of Brigadier Gerard performers]]

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