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

Balraj

Balasegaram Kandiah also known as Balraj. was the senior commander of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.-Early life:Balasegaram Kandiah was born to Kandiah and Kannagi. Balraj was the youngest of a family of four boys and one girl. Balraj had his primary education at Kokkuthoduwaai in...

. 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

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 Army (SLA) including Operation Jayasikurui

Operation Jayasikurui

Operation Jayasikurui , was a Sri Lankan military action launched on May 13, 1997; it lasted until it was called off in 1999...

, Battle of Mullaitivu

Battle of Mullaitivu

The Battle of Mullaitivu , was a battle that occurred between 18–25 July 1996 for the control of the town of Mullaitivu in Sri Lanka...

, Battle of Kilinochchi

2008–2009 Battle of Kilinochchi

The Battle of Kilinochchi was a land battle fought between the Sri Lankan Military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for the control of the town of Kilinochchi in the Northern Theater of Eelam War IV during the Sri Lankan civil war between November 2008 and January 2009...

 and Second Battle of Elephant Pass

Second Battle of Elephant Pass

The Second Battle of Elephant Pass , was a battle fought in April 2000 for the control of the Sri Lankan military base in Elephant Pass, Jaffna....

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Military analysts say that with the fall of Elephant Pass

Elephant Pass

Elephant Pass, Northern Province, Sri Lanka is an important military base and formerly the island's largest salt field, located in the gateway of Jaffna Peninsula. It has thus regularly been the site of battles during the civil war....

 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

Elephant Pass

Elephant Pass, Northern Province, Sri Lanka is an important military base and formerly the island's largest salt field, located in the gateway of Jaffna Peninsula. It has thus regularly been the site of battles during the civil war....

 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

Charles Lucas Anthony

Charles Lucas Anthony, also known as Lt. Colonel Seelan, from Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka, was a close associate of Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran...

, from Trincomalee District

Trincomalee District

Trincomalee district is one of the 25 administrative districts of Sri Lanka. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka...

 of Sri Lanka, was a close associate of LTTE leader Vellupillai Pirapaharan, and was killed in a close encounter with Sri Lankan

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 Army soldiers in Meesalai on 15 July 1983. Pirapaharan named the Charles Anthony Brigade as a tribute to his close friend.