Sentence examples for garrison on from inspiring English sources

There was no mention in their public statements of China's move last year to establish a legislature and a military garrison on one of the islands.

Two unsuccessful attempts to settle the islands during the 17th century and one in 1810 preceded the stationing of a British garrison on Tristan da Cunha in 1816, when the island group was formally annexed by the United Kingdom.

Then Chen Yi's forces returned to Shandong and overwhelmed the dispirited Jinan garrison on September 24.

It has a garrison on the largest island in the Spratly chain in that sea.

Allied moves to isolate the large Japanese garrison on Rabaul proceeded by land and air.

Subsequently, the patriots broke the terms of the agreement by moving against the royalist garrison on Lake Maracaibo.

In recent months, for instance, China has enlarged its army garrison on a bit of land known as Yongxing Island.

Funeral services will be held at St. Philip's Church, Garrison, on Saturday, July 23, 2005, at 11AM.

It was a clear reference to recent statements by the State Department criticizing China's establishment of a military garrison on disputed islands in the South China Sea.

James said that they were attacking the Al Rashid military garrison, on the east side of town, which has its own airport.

ALL-AMERICAN PICNIC, Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison-on-Hudson.