garrison

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The storming of the Bastille reflected fear and miscalculation on both sides: Parisians feared its garrison and cannon would be used against them, while military officers felt vulnerable to mob attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Singapore was considered impregnable, but it wasn’t prepared for an attack from the mainland, and its 60,000-strong garrison surrendered on Feb. 8, 1942, the worst defeat in British history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

India had targeted three Pakistani air bases, including one in Rawalpindi - the garrison city that houses the Pakistan Army's General Headquarters.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

The Mexican Attorney General's Office has been tasked with investigating whether local officials had been complicit in the construction of the tunnel, General Jose Lemus, commander of Ciudad Juarez's military garrison, told Mexican media.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

Across the river mouth, beneath four feet of concrete, an aide holds open the garrison commander’s jacket as the colonel swings one arm through one sleeve, then the other.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr