Garrison

: For people named Garrison, see Garrison (disambiguation).

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In the military, garrison is the collective term for the body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base. The station is usually a city, town, fort, castle or similar. For example, the 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry (U.S.) is garrisoned at West Point. Garrison town is a common expression for any town that has a military barracks.

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In the modern British Army, garrison also specifically refers to any of the major military stations such as Aldershot, Catterick, Colchester, Tidworth, Warminster and London, which have more than one barracks or camp and their own military headquarters, usually commanded by a colonel, brigadier or major-general, assisted by a garrison sergeant major.

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In Hebrew, the term garrison unit is translated as חיל מצב (cheil matzav), which is a regular unit defending a specified zone such as a city, a province, a castle or fortress, or even a single building.

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A garrison is also a fortified house generally built of logs; it was not uncommon in early New England settlements, particularly during the French and Indian Wars.

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Military: A military or military force (n., from Latin militarius, miles "soldier") has seen many different incarnations throughout time. Early armies may have been just men with sharpened sticks and rocks, through time they have included advancements such as men mounted on horses, men wielding swords and ot...

Troop: A troop is a military unit, originally a small force of cavalry, subordinate to a squadron and headed by the troop leader. Cavalry soldiers of private rank are called troopers (abbreviated Tpr., not troupers). Today, troop has different specific meanings in different armed forces....

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Garrison related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Old Harbour and Garrison Side Kingston-upon-Hull

The Relief of Lucknow Where the Garrison and Residents Had Been Besieged by Sir Colin Campbell

Berlin: View of the Pleasure from the Garrison Headquarters

The Black Hole of Calcutta and the Indian Attack on the Garrison at Calcutta 1980