Sentence examples for by a garrison from inspiring English sources

The castle was then occupied by a garrison led by the Royalist Sir Henry Lingen.

Several settlements and outposts on Spitzbergen were defended by a garrison of 152 men from the Norwegian Armed Forces in exile.

Initially it was managed by Robert de Emeldon, a merchant from Newcastle, and protected by a garrison of 40 men at arms and 40 light horsemen.

In 1284, Caernarfon was defended by a garrison of forty men, more than the thirty-strong garrisons at Conwy and Harlech.

In 1685 Siam attempted to cede Singora to France: the hope was that the French East India Company, supported by a garrison of troops, could rebuild the city, establish a trading post and counter the strong regional Dutch influence.

Amongst the buildings known to be in the castle during the period were the castle hall, larder, kitchen, cellar, a long house, prison, an "old chamber" and armoury; they were guarded by a garrison of 24 soldiers during crises.

When his body lay in state at the Virginia State Capitol on May 12, his coffin was draped by a garrison-size second national flag, apparently intended to fly over the Capitol building.

Buenos Aires attempted to retain influence over the settlement by installing a garrison, but a mutiny in 1832 was followed the next year by the arrival of British forces who reasserted Britain's rule.

Mr. Duan and Mr. Tho reacted by creating a garrison state that labeled any resistance to their war policies as treason.

(Another view puts that inscription in the years 475 450 and sees it as a dedication by cleruchs or a garrison).

In March 1689, the castle was blockaded by 7,000 troops against a garrison of 160 men, further weakened by religious disputes.