military garrison
Soldiers' permanent post
A military garrison is the body of troops stationed at a particular place, or the fortified place itself where they are stationed.
The term covers both the soldiers and the installation: The garrison repelled the attack; They were posted to a remote garrison.
To garrison is to station troops in a location or to occupy it with military forces.
- cantonmentPermanent military station
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- mess hallMilitary dining facility
sentry · defense · fortress · infantry · outpost · stronghold · encampment · reconnaissance · battalion · patrol · quartermaster · duty roster · armed forces · citadel · bivouac · siege warfare · logistics · war footing
- Maritime CanadaAtlantic Canada, Maritimes, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island
military garrisonexpeditionary force
Troops sent abroad
strike force · cavalry unit · raiding party · flying column · advance party
military garrisoncivilian population
demilitarized zone · commercial district · residential neighborhood · trading post · occupied territory
military garrisoninvasion force
Military unit entering hostile territory
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