Charles Anthony Brigade, the first conventional fighting formation created by the LTTE on 10 April 1991, was initially trained under the leadership of Col. Balraj. It is one of the oldest and a highly trained infantry units of the Tamil Tigers. It has participated in many conventional battles fought against the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) including Operation Jayasikurui, Battle of Mullaitivu, Battle of Kilinochchi and Second Battle of Elephant Pass.
Military analysts say that with the fall of Elephant Pass Charles Anthony Brigade established Tigers as the only non-state military force in the world today capable of complex manoeuvre war fighting. The Elephant Pass was described as "impregnable" by a US army officer who visited the garrison months before its fall to the Tamil Tigers in April 2000.
Charles Lucas Anthony, from Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka, was a close associate of LTTE leader Vellupillai Pirapaharan, and was killed in a close encounter with Sri Lankan Army soldiers in Meesalai on 15 July 1983. Pirapaharan named the Charles Anthony Brigade as a tribute to his close friend.
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