Sentence examples for garrison duties from inspiring English sources

With its origins in the extemporised mounted detachments raised during times of crisis from infantry battalions on overseas imperial garrison duties, Dr Winrow reveals how the Mounted Infantry model, unique among European armies, evolved into a formalised and apparently highly successful organisation of non-cavalry mounted troops.

This group was responsible for garrison duties in much of Borneo and the eastern NEI.

The Victorians then garrisoned Tientsin and the New South Wales contingent undertook garrison duties in Peking.

Throughout the early part of World War II, these battalions remained linked, undertaking garrison duties in Australia.

Throughout July the battalion undertook garrison duties in Trieste before the 2nd New Zealand Division was withdrawn to Lake Trasimene.

As transport shortages delayed the process, the division was employed on garrison duties and aiding war crimes investigations.

His war experience consisted mostly of garrison duty.

However, it has spent much of the last 300 years on garrison duty outside the UK.

Eventually the regiment was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Gaines, one of some 60 defensive forts around the capital.

During the next 18 years changing stations almost every year Reed was on garrison duty, often at frontier stations.

From Phillip's departure in 1792, however, they met opposition from the New South Wales Corps, a military force that had been recruited to perform garrison duty.