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BREVET. In France, a brevet is a warrant granted by the government to authorize an individual to do something for his own benefit, as a brevet d'invention, is a patent to secure a man a right as inventor.
     2. In our army, it signifies a commission conferring on an officer a degree of rank immediately above the one which he holds in his particular regiment, without, however conveying a right to receive a corresponding pay.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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Breveted to captain on 8 October 1899, for `distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy at Novalaeta, Philippine Islands.'
Breveted to captain on 21 June 1900, for `distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy at Tientsin, China.'
Breveted to lieutenant colonel on 13 July 1900, for `distinguished conduct in the prsence of the enemy at the battle of Tientsin, China.'
Breveted to firs lieutenant on 11 June 1898, for `distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy at Guantanamo, Cuba.'
Breveted to lieutenant colonel on 13 July 1900, for `distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy near Tientsin, China.'
The United States Marine Corps Brevet Medal--One Day Wonder

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