| 单词 | cantonment |
| 例句 | I was immediately hooked by the teeming world of the Grand Trunk Road, the bazaars, the busy cantonments and towns and the remote hill stations. Charlie Fletcher's top 10 adventure classics 2012-12-19T17:01:21Z Mr Khan's arrest in May saw violent protests that also targeted military cantonments. Pakistan president denies approving laws giving military more power 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Thousands of Khan's supporters had rampaged through scores of military installations and vandalized them, including an air base, several cantonments, the house of a general and the army's headquarters. Three senior Pakistan army officers sacked over violence by Imran Khan's supporters 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Khan’s supporters also tried to enter the city’s military cantonment area, which houses military buildings and residential neighborhoods, but were stopped by the police. Imran Khan’s Supporters Clash With Police in Pakistan After Gunman Attack 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Every year, Ambala, a British colonial-era army cantonment, has typically drawn hundreds of youth into the military with the prospect of lifetime employment. Rural Indians join rush to study abroad as prospects dim at home 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The incident occurred at Mathura cantonment railway station in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. India man wins 22-year court battle against railways over 25 cents 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The decision came after government forces were accused of carrying out unprovoked attacks on their rivals’ military bases, including cantonment sites, in the states of Upper Nile and Unity. Fighting resumes in South Sudan, threatens peace agreement 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The base lost contact with it around 20 minutes later, just before it was due to land in the cantonment town of Wellington. Before fatal crash, Indian defence chief's chopper 'flew low though fog' 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z In recent years, "internment" or "torture" centres are reported to have proliferated inside military cantonments in Balochistan. Middle-class students fighting for a homeland dream 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z “Ironically, the prospect of a peace deal has accelerated the forced recruitment of children, with various groups now seeking to boost their numbers before they move into the cantonment sites,” she said. Rise in recruitment of child soldiers raises fresh fears over South Sudan 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Large swaths of the city, including some of its most upscale neighborhoods, are cantonment areas, which are managed separately. A Plague of Flies Descends on Karachi: ‘They’re Hounding People’ 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Three Kashmiri leaders, known as Joint Resistance Leadership, or JRL, called for Kashmiris to march to the army cantonment in protest of Saturday’s killings of seven civilians and three rebels during an Indian counterinsurgency operation. Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir public march 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Three Kashmiri leaders, known as Joint Resistance Leadership, or JRL, called for Kashmiris to march to the army cantonment in protest of Saturday's killings of seven civilians and three rebels during an Indian counterinsurgency operation. Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir public march 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The actions are similar to those used against Pakistan’s biggest cable news network, Geo TV, which cable providers in military cantonment areas started blocking in March. In Pre-election Pakistan, a Military Crackdown Is the Real Issue 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z In the first week of March, Geo News was shut down in cantonment areas across the country and residential neighborhoods that are administered by the military. Top Pakistani News Channel Is Forced Off Air, and Eyes Are on the Military 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Though local people knew Zafar was buried somewhere inside the compound of the local cantonment - where he and his family members were confined - they didn't find it until 1991. Remembering the last Mughal emperor 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Life for Ms Vohra really began when the Indian army allotted her father a "nice new" house in the cantonment town of Mau. I am 70: The woman as old as independent India - BBC News 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Through their research, the cousins determined Armstrong’s original burial site in 1941 was in the British cantonment area of St. Luke’s Anglican Church Cemetery in Toungoo, Burma. World War II pilot to be buried in Kansas next month 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z She appealed to the higher Aargau cantonment authorities at the start of the year and, last week, they overruled the commune and granted her citizenship. Dutch woman wins Swiss passport ding dong - BBC News 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z There are growing demands from India's military for a robust riposte to Pakistan, after Sunday's dawn attack by four gunmen which saw 17 soldiers killed at the army's Uri cantonment in Indian-administered Kashmir. How India's army might avenge the Kashmir attack - BBC News 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z The tree, which sits inside an army cantonment, is shackled with chains, extending from its myriad branches to the ground. This chained, century-old tree in Pakistan is a perfect metaphor for colonialism 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z While violent crime is a serious problem in Bangladesh, correspondents say it is unusual for someone to be killed in a secured military cantonment. Bangladesh protests over killing of teenager in Comilla - BBC News 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z The remains were sent to Barrackpore, India, another British cantonment area and temporarily interred. World War II pilot to be buried in Kansas next month 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z “Now we will not kill the soldier in the cantonment, the lawyer in the court, and the politician in the senate and parliament, but where they are prepared,” Mr. Mansoor said in the video. Pakistani Taliban Faction Vows to Hit More Universities and Schools 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Adiala Jail, in the cantonment of Rawalpindi, is said to house 4,500 prisoners - held for a variety of crimes including murder and terror offences. Ayyan Ali: Supermodel in a Pakistani jail 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z The mosque is located in a military cantonment. Gunmen kill senior Pakistani military official from Shi'ite minority 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Gen. Zafarullah Khan, an army commander in the tribal region, told reporters last week at a briefing in a cantonment in Miram Shah. Pakistan villagers flee military offensive, harsh militant rule 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z In the months that followed, I heard versions of these questions in villages, in dusty cantonment towns, in the hybrid spillover communities at the edges of great cities. Hopes of a Generation Ride on Indian Vote 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z On the retreat from Kabul, of the 18,500 who left the British cantonment on 6 January 1842, only one British citizen, the assistant surgeon Dr Brydon, made it through to Jalalabad six days later. Is Afghanistan really impossible to conquer? 2014-03-09T02:44:31Z According to the local media reports quoting witnesses, a suicide bomber rode to a security check post at Sadar area within the Peshawar cantonment and detonated the explosives laden in his vest. Suicide bomber attack kills 11 near U.S. consulate in Pakistan 2013-03-29T12:21:00Z On receiving news of the different cantonments and numbers of the British troops, Washington decided to make a bold effort to check their progress. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z The land, which is given for the purpose of establishing cantonments, offices and residential complexes, often lies unused; there is a surplus of nearly 82,000 acres of land according to one estimate. India Ink: Newswallah: A Brief History of Corruption in the Ministry of Defense 2012-04-02T05:08:55Z HOTI-MARDAN, or Mardan, a frontier cantonment of British India in the Peshawar district of the North-West Frontier Province, situated 15 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Dehra is the headquarters of the Trigonometrical Survey and of the Forest Department, besides being a cantonment for a Gurkha force. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Similar specimens have been excavated at Regular Army cantonment sites of the period. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z They multiplied their expeditions against enemy cantonments, railways, aviation fields, factories, and military and industrial centres. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Of a set purpose he described to her the arduous perils of active service and the monotony of the cantonments. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z The maharaja and his successors maintained a considerable cantonment 1 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The British troops in cantonments consisted of three regiments of native infantry and a battery of artillery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Figure 6 This cockade eagle, which is struck in thin brass and silvered, was excavated on the site of a War of 1812 cantonment. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Docks had to be constructed, railways built and equipped and cantonments, hospitals, and a base constructed. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The Foreign Legion certainly did not show at its best in a cantonment. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z It is the only means of conveyance now left me, since the chain of expresses formed by the dragoon horses, which were worn down and sent to their cantonment, have been discontinued. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z Well, we went to Cawnpore and began to besiege the entrenchments which Wheeler Sahib had thrown up round the cantonment. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Indeed, since this study was begun, four unique and significant insignia were excavated at the site of a War of 1812 cantonment, and these greatly enrich our knowledge of the period. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Sufficient officers were thus at the cantonments to receive and command the national army when the men arrived. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z We were afraid to keep Villiers in a cantonment station with illness about. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z The glitter of the Court made the boredom of the cantonment all the more oppressive. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z A promise came over from Berlin, through the medium of a neutral nation, to look for the young man in every prison cantonment. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z At Aden, the most barren and gloomy place I have ever seen, we went out to the cantonments, which must have been built thousands of years ago. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Sixteen cantonments, small cities in themselves, were already under construction in various parts of the country for the reception of the drafted men. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z In peace or war, in camp and cantonment, working and fighting with or against them, my experience of their moral consistency and spiritual stamina has been the same. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z Whatever may have been the immediate cause, it is clear that husband and wife were on bad terms when the cantonment at Karnál was broken up in the year 1841. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z At last a loud cry from our guide announced that we had come in sight of the cantonment. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z It is the civil headquarters of the district and was formerly a military cantonment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Before leaving in 1886, I strongly recommended it as the site for a cantonment, in the event of troops being stationed in the valley. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z A few of these were to summon the general officers to a council of war, others to take orders to the different portions of the infantry who lay in cantonments in the nearest villages. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z Having been reconciled with her mother—partly, it seems, through the kindly intervention of the Governor-General’s sister, and partly, as she afterwards declared, through her stepfather—she returned with her husband to his cantonment. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z The path leading to the Pawnee villages runs in a direction a little south of west from the cantonment, and lies across a tract of high and barren prairie for the first ten miles. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z He was then obliged to go into hospital, and only on the last day of June rejoined his regiment in cantonments between Strehlen and Breslaw. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z However, he thought that this might not prove sufficient shelter from the weather; so he built a bamboo house in the cantonment limits and announced that he felt safe at last under our protection. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z At last the army was to move on the morning of the 21st of June, at four o'clock, and a general cry of joy throughout all the quarters and cantonments greeted the order to march. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Fuller and his men decided that their horses would be the better for an hour or two of rest at the cantonment, and so the column moved on without them. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z Leaving the majority of the party in quarters at the cantonment, Maj. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Their force already amounted to sixty thousand men, and, as the troops were daily coming up from their cantonments, it was expected soon to amount to double the number. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Bungalow, bung′ga-lō, n. the kind of house usually occupied by Europeans in the interior of India, and commonly provided for officers' quarters in cantonments.—D�k-bungalows are houses for travellers. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The morning of the 28th June dawned brilliantly, as if to greet the victorious soldiers in their cantonments. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Major Waite was in command of the cantonment from which the relief party was sent when the news came that Barclay and his little detachment were "corralled." A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z But inside cantonments it isn't a bit Biblical, but rather too civilized, etc.' A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z For Dolly, poor child, had put her hair up and “come out” at the age of fifteen—in an Indian cantonment! Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z The bad weather that has set in forces me to take cantonments. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z Gauhati is still the headquarters of the district and of the Brahmaputra Valley division, though no longer a military cantonment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z A stage-load of officers and ladies had come from the cantonment to spend forty-eight hours, and a big dance was prescribed for their benefit. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z The garrison was advised, and the whole cantonment knew as if by magic. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z On the outbreak of the Mutiny in 1857, the cantonment contained two regiments of infantry, a squadron of cavalry, and a light field battery of artillery—all natives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z I have once more put my army into cantonments in order to rest them. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z I saw three horsemen ride off, one towards the timber yard, the others in the direction which I knew led to the cantonments of other cavalry. Three Accounts of Peterloo By Eyewitnesses Bishop Stanley, Lord Hylton, John Benjamin Smith with Bishop Stanley's Evidence at the Trial 2011-08-09T02:00:27.670Z A number of soldiers were standing in the road near the bungalow of Brigadier-General Mathieson, the officer in command of the force in the cantonments of Benares and the surrounding district. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z The cantonment here was the home of the Darlings. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z An interesting thing happened here to-day that just shows how vast this huge cantonment is. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z I have again put my army into cantonments. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z By the 2d of April the whole had recrossed the Garonne, when we again went into our cantonments on the plain, but now farther down the river than before. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z Six weeks later there was a sensation in the cantonments. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z The cantonment at Umballa, which is four miles from the native town, boasts several hotels. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Outside, it is a dismal, deserted-looking cantonment, with scarcely a 68 sign of life, save now and then a venturesome canine mascot scuttling from one sheltered spot to another. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z The Federal Government has taken steps to remove diseased women from the neighborhood of the army cantonments and naval bases. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z The enemy were soon repulsed, and the troops retired again to their former cantonments. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z I remember their being both brought into cantonment, as well as if it were yesterday. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Planned convalescent houses at all cantonments and training camps. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z This place looks like a growing mining town somewhere out West, but for real atmosphere, the civilian camp, outside the reservation, has the cantonment looking really civilized. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z Thinking to escape and summon assistance from the cantonment, Douglas mounted the wall and leaped into the moat. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z A short while before my appointment as sergeant, a most melancholy occurrence took place in the neighbourhood of our cantonment. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z It is the chief cantonment for eastern Afghanistan and the Pamir region, and is protected by a fort built in 1904. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Built and maintained four laboratory cars for emergency use in stamping out epidemics at cantonments and training camps. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z Camp X is the cantonment and I am told that it is bigger than the place we left, but if it is half as pleasant we will be satisfied. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z The magistrate who galloped to the cantonment found no laggards there. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z I rather think the main body of the army had not moved out of their cantonments; but ours being the advanced brigade, it was necessary we should move before the others. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z It forms a joint municipality with Fatehgarh, the civil headquarters of the district with a military cantonment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Started work of bettering sanitary conditions in the zones immediately surrounding the cantonments. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z From a hit or miss proposition as it first appeared, it has become a very systematic and well-organized cantonment. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z Winifred was free; the clear inference to be drawn from the boat’s course was that her uncle and Malcolm would bring her straight to the protection of their friends in the cantonment. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z There were no spacious barracks such as they had been used to in the cantonments at home. Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z She had filed a telegraph message at the Lyse Hospital to be sent to Tom’s cantonment, where he was training, and hoped that the censor would allow it to go through. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z A bomb exploded at a bakery in the cantonment area of Nowshera city, killing 18 people, police said. Bomb attacks kill 24 in north-west Pakistan 2011-06-05T19:30:20Z There were hundreds of squalid booth-like structures 98 besides, where a host of curious things were for sale to the hordes of big-fisted, deep-chested men who were brought there to build the cantonment. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z Though fear of the British force in the cantonment kept them quiet, Hindu vied with Mussalman in muttered execrations of the dominant race. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The building is in Peshawar's cantonment area close to the US consulate. Suicide bomb hits Pakistan police 2011-05-25T05:04:21Z Pike’s intentions were far from passing the winter himself in a wretched cantonment, for his was a nature foreign to such isolation and inactivity as the place promised. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Abbottabad, a scenic hill cantonment for the British Raj and later home to the elite military academy that is Pakistan’s West Point, became the Bin Laden family base in late 2005. Bin Laden?s Secret Life in a Diminished, Dark World 2011-05-07T20:41:20Z But they tell me that the civilian camp is fast breaking up now, for the cantonment is almost completed. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z The women and children were placed in carriages and a mournful procession began to straggle through the deserted cantonment along the Alipur Road. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z At dawn, after waiting in vain for several hours, the troops returned to their cantonments. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Few of these people are surprised that Bin Laden was found in a military cantonment, not far from Pakistan's top military academy, in Abbottabad. Battered brass 2011-05-06T16:34:27Z Dumdum, a military village and extensive cantonment, Hindustan, province of Bengal, 4� miles E.N.E. of Calcutta. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z And with the leave-taking our spirits seemed to rise, for there was singing and whistling and horse play once more as the big cantonment faded from view behind its fringe of pine woods. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z The troops, British and native, were stationed in the cantonment of Mian-mir, some five miles from Lahore. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z This expedition concluded, the army regained its cantonment. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z There is a military cantonment within two miles. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z There is a fort well planned and strongly situated, but now falling into ruins, and military cantonments at 2 miles' distance. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z With scanty provisions, the troops had marched out of their cantonments. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z It followed a course parallel with the river for two miles, and at its northerly extremity were situated the principal European bungalows and the military cantonment. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Soon after the declaration of war, recruiting offices were opened in the State, a cantonment for troops was established at Burlington, and small bodies of volunteers were stationed at several points on the northern frontier. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z At the time of the mutiny Ferozepur cantonments contained two regiments of native infantry and a regiment of native cavalry, together with the 61st Foot and two companies of European artillery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Here, twisted silver threads represented some great river; there, a sprinkling of rice-like grains, the white bungalows of a cantonment; while occasionally a sombre mass denoted some forest or mango tope. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z My scheming for years has been to avoid the humdrum of cantonment life. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z There is hardly a building left in the cantonment.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z He says the bomber managed to slip past at least six checkpoints by wearing the uniform of a college located inside the cantonment. 'Schoolboy' bomber hits Pakistan 2011-02-10T12:10:08Z The cantonment lies 2 m. to the south of the city, and is connected with it by a good metalled road. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z As they rolled along the red road through the cantonments they overtook Baboo Mohun Dass plugging along in an elephantine strut beneath a gaudy green umbrella. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z After the ceremony, away from the Maoist cantonments, the political bickering immediately resumed in Kathmandu, with parties seemingly as polarized as ever. Is Nepal's Peace Process Destined to Fail? 2011-01-27T14:05:00Z Mr. Mayne of course had his own house in the cantonment, which was situated north of the city, across the river Goomtee. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z As part of the government package, the army said it would not build any more cantonments in the province, nor extend its presence. 'Epicentre' of violence 2011-01-20T00:31:12Z He had a bungalow in the cantonment, he said, and any number of servants to wait on her, if she would sell the house at Bayou Latouche and come to him. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z The bungalow Swinton and Lord Victor occupied was in a large, brick-walled compound, in the cantonments, that was known as the Dak Compound, because it contained three bungalows the maharajah maintained for visiting guests. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z He is a gracious host, inviting foreign government officials, analysts and journalists into his home located in the military cantonment of Rawalpindi. The Afghan War Leaks: Few Surprises, But Some Hard Truths 2010-07-26T17:10:00Z The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z According to a BBC round up of reports: The Peshawar explosions took place near Shama Square, a major crossroads at the northern end of Peshawar’s cantonment area, near the U.S. consulate. Video of Attacks in Pakistan 2010-04-05T12:21:00Z The 19,602 Maoist soldiers continue to train, even as they remain quarantined in the United Nations camps, or cantonments. 2010-02-04T04:05:00Z As part of the peace deal in 2006, about 24,000 Maoist troops agreed to be confined to 28 cantonments - monitored by the UN, but run internally by the party. 2010-01-07T15:26:00Z But the drafted men had had no such hardening prior to going into cantonments, where the training, although severe and thorough, was not acquired under conditions of actual warfare with an enemy at hand. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. As he had just ridden from that very spot, which was then almost deserted, he was sure that the British troops had come from their cantonment. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z It is a station on the line of railway from Madras to Beypur, but has ceased to be 447 a military cantonment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" It has a fort and cantonments, a Government college, and manufactures sword-cutlery, gold and silver lace, perfumery, furniture and upholstery. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis There is a military cantonment at 3 miles' distance. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli There were admitted shortages in clothing, artillery, and machine guns in the cantonments, and delays in the construction of new shipping also produced impatient criticism. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The troops had arrived that morning, and after taking up their cantonments in the various villages and hamlets, had sought refuge from the overpowering heat. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 The French army is distributed over the country—it occupies cantonments in Silesia and the March; officers and soldiers are billeted upon the citizens—they are to be fed and entertained. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. It was originally given only when the officers were on the march or in the field, but now half batta is paid when troops are in cantonments. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis There was no time to put them into large cantonments with other troops and intensively train them according to a War College prescribed schedule. On the Trail of Deserters A Phenomenal Capture Before the magnitude of a training organization could be considered and the drilling set in motion, much groundwork had to be covered in preparing the cantonments. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. On August 26th he received orders to proceed to Camp Funston in Kansas to command the cantonment there and train for service a division of national troops designated as the 89th Division. The Career of Leonard Wood This is what makes interesting the dinginess of the cantonment on the Isle of Dogs. Last Words In modern military parlance the word is used to mean a temporary encampment in the open field without tents, as opposed to “billets” or “cantonment” on the one hand and “camp” on the other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Our intensive training in most of these cantonments was begun backwards. On the Trail of Deserters A Phenomenal Capture She hoped, however, that the sight of the cantonment might exert either a mental or a spiritual influence upon him. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines "That's my contention entirely," he replied, "and it is my intention to continue this Indian outbreak indefinitely in order to go into cantonment here." The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop As night drew on the cantonments were secured, the baggage was collected, and we bivouacked on the plain, strong piquets being thrown out. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude Clive selected it, on account of its commanding position, as the cantonment for the brigade of troops lent him by the nawab of Oudh. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Upon reaching the cantonment, my first intention had been to seek out General Wilkinson. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois I did not know you had arrived at this cantonment, Lieutenant Carson. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines If the troops halt for several days, of course they require either a more densely populated country from which to requisition supplies, or a wider area of cantonments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Colonel Reed was ordered to send out rangers and bodies of militia to scour the country, waylay foraging parties, cut off supplies and keep the cantonments of the enemy in a state of siege. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Those in search of a new emotion would do well to run about an apparently empty cantonment, in a disgraceful shooting-tonga, hunting for a place to sleep in. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel At Poonah, on the 3d of August 1852, after a very heavy fall of rain, multitudes of fish were caught on the ground in the cantonments, full half a mile from the nearest stream. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series He explained that just at present there were only a few hundred soldiers within the cantonment, although they were expecting many thousands within the next few weeks. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines In India, the term “cantonment” means more generally a military station or standing camp. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" He accordingly presented himself in sight of Donop's cantonment on the 25th of December, and succeeded in drawing him out with nearly his whole force of two thousand men. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools An elaborate loaf through the cantonment—fifteen minutes' walk from end to end—showed only one distant dog-cart and a small English child with an ayah. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He had apparently started growing his beard the day he left his cantonment. To Lhassa at Last Within ten minutes the four women and Dan were on their way with Lieutenant Carson to the army cantonment. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines In the wider sense, “camp” is opposed to “billets,” “cantonments” or “quarters,” in which the troops are scattered amongst the houses of towns or villages for food and shelter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Towards the end of May, Washington broke up his cantonments at Morristown, and shifted his camp to Middlebrook, within ten miles of Brunswick. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools There was grass in the soldierly straight roads, and some of the cross-cuts had never been used at all since the days when the cantonment had been first laid out. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel We passed Up Park Camp and the cantonments of the West India regiments, and then through a 'scrub' of dwarf acacia and blue flowered lignum vitae. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He will probably be stationed at the cantonment near here. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines When troops are distributed in small parties amongst the houses of a town or village, they are said to be in cantonments, which are also called quarters or billets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The ice in the Delaware impeded the crossing of the American troops, and gave the British time to draw in their scattered cantonments and assemble their whole force at Princeton. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The houses are not cantonment bred in any way—nor did the uneven ground and dusty reddish roads fit in with any part of the Indian Empire except it may be Ootacamund. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel High up on the mountain side, more often in the clouds than out of them, the cantonments of the English regiments were visible from the park at Government House. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The other members of the cast were the officers and soldiers from the nearby cantonment. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines The difficulty of controlling the troops, when scattered in private houses in parties of six or seven, is the principal objection to this system of cantonments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" About the beginning of December, Washington distributed his troops for the winter in a line of strong cantonments extending from Long Island Sound to the Delaware. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools If nose and eyes and ears be any guide, she is far cleaner even in her streets than many an Indian cantonment, and her water-supply seems perfection. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel While the auxiliary troops were thus distributed along the frontiers in small detachments, the larger legionary cantonments were broken up, and after 89 A. D. no camp regularly contained more than a single legion. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Added to this was the fact that the proceeds from the performance were to be devoted to the recreation fund for the boys in the southern California cantonment. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines The large cantonments are situated in the neighbourhood of the North-Western frontier, of the large cities and of the capitals of important native states. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" In the meantime he disposed of his troops in cantonments, to cover the frontiers of South Carolina and Georgia, and maintain their internal quiet. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Steam to the forsaken cantonment of Stanley and cross the island, and tell me whether you have seen anything so wild and wonderful in its way as the scenery. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The comparison with the records of the cantonments in this country is even more striking. Some War-time Lessons The Soldier's Standards of Conduct; The War As a Practical Test of American Scholarship; What Have We Learned? The hour was long past the one when the young officers and soldiers were required to return to the cantonment. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines There are a military cantonment, the headquarters of the volunteer corps known as the Assam Valley Light Horse; a government high school, a training school for masters; and an aided school for girls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The regiments remaining on the field were ordered to march to their cantonments. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 They cried aloud: "It is a deserted cantonment, and the population is in the cemetery." From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel That night the Duke of Wellington’s army lay in its cantonments without concentration and without alarm, guessing nothing. Waterloo I am to drive over soon and see the new cantonment. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines It is the largest military cantonment in Bengal, with accommodation for two batteries of artillery, a European and a native infantry regiment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" This time we are in a large grassy sward between Bannu city and the cantonments. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches It was early morning when Ahmed, riding through the level plain, among gardens which, though it was autumn, still scented the air, came to the cantonments outside the walls of Peshawar. Barclay of the Guides The site of our new cantonment was marked out. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment The mesa upon which the new cantonment was springing up like a magic city was a great desert of sand and sage. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines At length came the positive information that the allied armies were in cantonments around Olmutz; while Napoleon had pushed forward to Brunn, a place of considerable strength, communicating by the highroad with the Russian headquarters. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II The trees round the recreation-ground between the city and cantonments are becoming sere and showing variegated tints of yellow and brown. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches He turned the horse's head, and led the way out again by the gate, and so on for two miles until they came to the British cantonments which Ahmed had already passed. Barclay of the Guides From these huts, or military cantonments, we could see the fort of Muckwanpore, and innumerable large stockades on the hill in the rear of the one immediately in front of the before-mentioned huts. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment At the present time there were fifteen hundred laborers employed on the cantonment. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines With many such traits of the service did mademoiselle beguile the time,—now telling of the pleasant life of the cantonment; now of the wild scenes of the battlefield. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Turning eastward, some dozen miles off, could be seen the cantonments of Parachinar, the westernmost cantonments of British occupation, and the seat of administration of this trans-border valley. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Dr. Craddock had been in cantonments when the rising took place. Barclay of the Guides After this we returned to camp, and the following morning marched towards cantonments. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Then he turned away, and glancing out over the valley he made a gesture of defiance at the cantonment. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas He had received orders to concentrate the army towards the frontier, which until then had remained quiet in cantonments. A Week at Waterloo in 1815 Lady De Lancey's Narrative: Being an Account of How She Nursed Her Husband, Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, Mortally Wounded in the Great Battle Skilled song leaders were detailed to the various camps and cantonments here and abroad, and bands galore were brought into service for inspiration and cheer. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children Formerly a military cantonment, it is now only the civil headquarters of the district. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" This severe punishment did not arise from the enormity of purloining the nuts, but from the fact of our being found some four miles from the cantonment. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Inside the cantonment we stopped for breath, and as soon as we could be alone, O'mie explained. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas The volunteers collected together in camps and crowded cantonments, subjected to a sudden change of diet and mode of living, sickened in great numbers. History of Morgan's Cavalry They might bring news from the cantonment,—perhaps a little note from her own particular hero, Mr. Hatton. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. CHERAT, a hill cantonment and sanatorium in the Peshawar district of the North-West Frontier Province, India, 34 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Many of the posts were only camps or cantonments, and received their fort name later. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters After a little pause the shrill voice continued: "We had a senior-lieutenant in our cantonment, belonging to some Prussian grenadier regiment, a gay fellow, and, indeed, quite a useful officer besides." Jena or Sedan? The French soldiers and gangs of German prisoners, who had been engaged in this work, had no knowledge of the fact that they were building the first American cantonment in France. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" This merely limits you to the confines of the cantonment. Peggy Owen and Liberty Old prints show the Union flag in the hands of marching soldiers on King Street, and camps and cantonments, beginning at the "Round House," extending for miles. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria The cantonment accommodates about a brigade of troops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The island of Manhattan—with its hills, woods, swamps, ponds, brooks, roads, farms, sightly estates, gardens, and orchards—was dotted with the cantonments and garrisoned forts of the British. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 There are cantonments of the enemy a little to our right. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 It seemed as though they had been set down in the midst of the cantonment and forgotten. Peggy Owen and Liberty Actors and actresses were playing at all the big cantonments now. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards For many years past both the town and cantonment have been threatened by the erosion of the river Indus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" I am bound to acknowledge, however, in honesty, that these evils are intensified in the cantonments with their large number of native soldiers of loose character, and some even of one's own immoral countrymen. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It The town is soon passed, however, and broad roads well shaded with many tropical growths lead to cantonments, as the suburbs are called. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Between the heights and the village lay the cantonment of the Jersey line, Clifford’s destination. Peggy Owen and Liberty In the afternoon our band played them out of the cantonment, and we cheered them on the first stage of their long journey to the blood-stained battle-fields of Flanders. With Manchesters in the East The richest nation in the world allowed hundreds of its soldiers to die in cantonment hospitals because of insufficient attention and inadequate supplies. Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements Drove out to the cantonments, several miles from the city. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' These coats are to be given to men in a cantonment near Washington, where they will get actual wear under varying conditions. Alex the Great Cousin David could not obtain an audience for me; but the Minister of War, in whose charge Clifford now is, consented that we should accompany him to the New Jersey cantonment. Peggy Owen and Liberty The heavy long-range guns shelled the headquarters, the cantonments and the railroad stations. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The enemy seemed pretty firm to their ground, so Lord Wellington moved his army into cantonments again. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns Temple of the Sun, Mooltan Sunday, January 16th.—Shortly before eight o'clock we passed a large cantonment, and soon afterwards caught sight of the tombs and temples of Lahore. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' In one place a number of soldiers from the cantonments were bidding on some glassware offered at auction, and in another mothers of families and khansamahs were bustling about engaging their necessary household supplies. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 Relying upon the safeguard of his honor the American colonel let him come and go through the cantonment, the village, and about the surrounding country at his pleasure. Peggy Owen and Liberty With the early spring he broke up his cantonment, and commenced a rapid march for the Mississippi. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots The lieutenant then succeeded in getting the lady to the cantonments without any further molesting, and on the following morning he took her to a neighbouring chapel and married her. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns After much settling, and packing, and engaging new servants, we breakfasted; and then, having landed, proceeded to see something of Kurrachee City, the alligator-tank, and the cantonment. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Just before reaching Darjeeling there is a military cantonment, where some troops are stationed for the active duty of protecting Her Majesty's northern Indian boundaries. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The fifth division, which had not been employed in the siege, marched in, and took charge of the town, on the morning of the 20th, and we prepared to return to our cantonments. Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 For the winter of 1778-'79 he stationed his army in cantonments from Long Island Sound to the Delaware, while his own headquarters were near Middlebrook. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services We were quartered in cantonments every night, and at one of our sleeping-places I met a Jew, and having a silver watch to dispose of, I asked him what he would give me for it. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns Anyone who has visited an army cantonment has felt the gregarious atmosphere of army service. Rural Problems of Today Where such positions are not available, one must either go back further, or, if not altogether too near to the enemy, make the most advanced cantonments serve the purpose of the line of security. Cavalry in Future Wars Our division took possession of the village of Vall� and its adjacents, and the rest of the army was placed in cantonments, under whatever cover the neighbouring country afforded. Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 It was a sombre, cloudy day, and some rain fell while we were driving about the extensive grounds of the English cantonment. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months A kindly Hindu offered to drive me in his carriage to the cantonment on some business matter. India and the Indians Studies were likewise made of cantonment areas, with reference to water supplies and to surface and sub-surface conditions. The Economic Aspect of Geology This tendency towards cantonments must not be allowed to become stereotyped. Cavalry in Future Wars At the avenue's end they came abruptly into the cantonment itself: stony, barren, unlovely, the dead level broken here and there by rounded hummocks unworthy to be called hills. Captain Desmond, V.C. The cantonment extends some five or six miles along the river, the whole as level as a billiard-table. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months I have stayed down in the plains through the hot season in stifling cantonments, and I have once or twice been in Indian cholera camps. Hawtrey's Deputy The cantonments, garrisoned by a native infantry regiment, are under British jurisdiction, and have a population of 4000. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Further, there must be thorough training in duties of security and reconnoitring at night, and in particular of the defence of cantonments against nocturnal attacks. Cavalry in Future Wars Border life is, in every respect, more costly than life in "down country" cantonments. Captain Desmond, V.C. It was formerly, but is no longer, a military cantonment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" But the Austrian army in Moravia was now in the field, and Frederick's cantonments were dispersed over all Upper Silesia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The town is the largest cantonment in Lower Bengal, having accommodation for two batteries of artillery, the wing of a European regiment and two native battalions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" From the gallery of the high hall we look down on the assembled society of the cantonment. Appearances Being Notes of Travel But there could be no question of exploring these; and the manifold needs of Western womanhood were inadequately met by the regimental go-downs attached to each corps in the cantonment. Captain Desmond, V.C. BANGALORE, a city of India, the capital of the native state of Mysore, and the largest British cantonment in the south of India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" There they found better cantonments, but the food was neither better nor more abundant. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) The cantonment is situated on the left bank of the Hugli; it has also a large bazaar and several large tanks, and also a parade ground. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The cantonment is the head quarters of the British army on this side the Deccan.—Jaulnah has a civil and military government. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales When the new cantonments were in progress at Tanglin I was placed in charge of the works by Col. Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 The gipsies are scattered widely throughout the Peninsula; they are found not only in wandering troops, as elsewhere in Europe, but in settlements or cantonments in the neighbourhood of towns and villages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Late in the day he entered the British cantonments. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) To the south of the cantonment is situated the park, created by the taste and public spirit of Lord Wellesley. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" We are going into cantonments as soon as this expedition is over, in a splendid pig district, and I look forward to some real sport. Tom Brown at Oxford A sudden loathing for this inanimate thing almost sent him running;—the next second, answering a silent command, he stretched beside it as though he and it were bunkies in a cantonment. Where the Souls of Men are Calling It was not until December, when it got into better cantonments on Portuguese soil, that the British army, triumphant at Talavera, recovered either its health or its moral. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The mutineers first rifled the city and cantonment, and murdered all the English who came in their way. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) In permanent camps and cantonments, urine tubs may be placed in the company streets at night and emptied after reveille. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition The intendants ceased to interfere with them, and the soldiers were kept strictly within their cantonments. The Huguenots in France He had but one legion with him; the bulk of his army was far away in its Gallic cantonments. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The country in which military operations are being carried on; the scene of a conflict.—Taking the field, quitting cantonments, and going on active service. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Lawrence brought all the European non-combatants within the Residency walls, and established a strong post between the Residency and the Muchi Bowun to command the two bridges which led to the cantonments. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) At several of the cantonments remount stations have been provided, some of them having a capacity to maintain 12,000 horses. World's War Events, Vol. II Under these circumstances, the greatly reduced force broke up from their cantonments and went into winter quarters. The Huguenots in France At the same time the heavy long-range guns bombarded the headquarters, the cantonments and the railway stations; they cut the railway lines, causing a suspension of the work of revictualling. World's War Events, Vol. I The cantonment was surrounded by a broad continuous ring of rifle-flashes, and over the parapet and over the trenches the bullets began to stream.' Studies in Literature and History He defeated the mutineers, and then marched to the Ridge and reoccupied the old cantonment, which had been abandoned. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) As basic standards with reference to each cantonment, such commission shall use the main scales of wages, hours, and conditions in force on June 1, 1917, in the locality where such cantonment is situated. World's War Events, Vol. II I have stayed down in the plains through the hot season in stifling cantonments, and have once or twice been in Indian cholera camps. Masters of the Wheat-Lands During the cantonment of the American army at the Valley Forge, some officers of the fourth Pennsylvania regiment were engaged in a game of 'fives.' Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Then in the distance two musket shots rang out, and after them a few more; but along the cantonment wall all was silent; men stood with beating hearts awaiting the onslaught. Studies in Literature and History The ringleaders were imprisoned and the troops were distributed into cantonments. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) In addition, each cantonment has a rifle range, drill, parade, and maneuver grounds of about 2,000 acres. World's War Events, Vol. II On the shores of a lake in Travancore, not far from the remote cantonment of Quillon, stands a monument to the memory of a dog. 'Murphy' A Message to Dog Lovers He broke up the camp at Hounslow and dispersed its troops in distant cantonments. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 The book is remarkable for the autobiographic description, too austere and censorious, of life in Indian cantonments, or during an Indian campaign, before the great Mutiny swept away the old sepoy army of Bengal. Studies in Literature and History Their central cantonments, nearest to the enemy, were weak. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration About 25 miles of roads were constructed at each cantonment, and sewers, water supply, lighting facilities, and other improvements installed. World's War Events, Vol. II An army of many legions was already in cantonments on the eastern coast of Italy, or prepared to concentrate there in the spring. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima For this purpose he had united all his cavalry into a single body of twenty thousand horse, with which he intended to dart like lightning into the midst of the enemies' cantonments. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II Then bidding them a tender and touching farewell, on the 30th of March Emory quitted the cantonment at Stephenson's, and went to Cumberland to take command of the Military Department of that name. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps The clouds were at the right altitude for this, and there were gaps in them over which we could hover, examining roads, railroads, villages, cantonments. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France The original intention was the construction of 32 cantonments. World's War Events, Vol. II The army hoped, then, to enjoy Moscow, to find peace there, and, in any case, good winter cantonments if the war was prolonged. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I The hills gradually sink lower and lower, but on the left side only disappear a little above the cantonment of Jhelam, where there is a noble railway bridge. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir But when these Territorials returned for a term of well-earned rest to their cantonments, with the excitement and danger behind them, a severe reaction came upon them. 1914 We have not had any instance of cantonment, properly speaking, during the present war; but in Europe this method of disposing troops is frequently adopted. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The National Army cantonments were located within the lines of the military division. World's War Events, Vol. II Louisiana, hitherto diffused through various petty cantonments, far and near, had at last a capital, or the germ of one. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America It consists of 24 members of whom eight are elected, one by the University, one by the Chamber of Commerce, three by groups of Municipal and cantonment committees, and three by groups of district boards. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir There was a large building in cantonments, which had been erected for a mint for the North-Western Provinces, and had been used for this purpose till the provincial mints were removed to Calcutta. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 The words 'camps' and 'cantonments' are frequently used in the newspapers without any discrimination; but they denote two entirely different methods of sheltering troops. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The little shack was unoccupied, for Packard, having recently married, had moved his residence into one of the deserted cantonment buildings on the western side of the river. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands He followed you some distance to discover which road you took, then returned to the cantonment and reported. The Lost Despatch Ferozepore has a large cantonment and arsenal and a big trade in grain. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir From day to day we with joy saw them pass our gate in carriages on their way to cantonments. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 A camp is defined to be the place where troops are established in tents, in huts, or in bivouac; while cantonments are inhabited places which troops occupy for shelter when not put in barracks. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy And what is true of the great towns holds good for scores of provincial centres, "stations," and cantonments. The New World of Islam In miserable cantonments, short of provisions and attacked by disease, the horses died, and the men deserted; until, on the 14th November, Massena broke up his camp, and retired upon Santarem. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Jhelam, 32·6 N.—73·5 E. Headquarters of district and an important cantonment. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir Our house was out of cantonments, in a very exposed situation. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 The names of uniformed spies in the army cantonments—names in black and white—that was the important thing—the big discovery. Tom Slade on a Transport The Sherpur cantonments were now occupied, and were made the headquarters of the force. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Not again will I take a long walk in cantonments! From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The Park, left fortunately mainly in its natural state, is an attractive feature of the cantonment. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir In a short time a messenger from cantonments reached us with the good news that our men were victorious, and that the mutineers were in flight. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 There was a paper containing a list of all the American cantonments and opposite each camp several names of individuals. Tom Slade on a Transport These cantonments consisted of barracks surrounded on three sides by a lofty wall, steep hills rising at the back. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign After Mandalay, Bhamo will be our objective; it is the most northerly British cantonment in Burmah, and is near the Chinese frontier. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Ráwalpindí is the largest cantonment in Northern India. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir Often I got up, looked towards the cantonments, and listened. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 When the Fifth Infantry built its cantonment on the Minnesota River there were no other habitations in the neighborhood. Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 General Baker, with 1200 bayonets and 8 guns, left the cantonments to make another attempt to clear the hills, and in this he succeeded, but only after the greatest efforts. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign From the train they were marched to a great cantonment on the edge of the city. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service Ráwalpindí, 33·4 N.—73·7 E. Headquarters of district and division, and the most important cantonment in Northern India. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir When the fight of the 4th of June commenced, numbers were seen with drawn swords rushing towards cantonments, but when they saw Sepoys falling, and others running away, they shrank back into the city. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 So far, indeed, the life of a soldier had suited him; he was now to see the other side of the shield and experience the peaceful but monotonous existence in cantonments at Meerut and Moradabad. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub The movement was well carried out, and although some loss took place as the troops fell back, by nightfall all the British forces were gathered in the cantonments of Sherpur. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Amid such a spirit the Brighton boys reached the cantonment and after a hasty roll-call sat down to what they one and all pronounced a "fine feed." The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service Abbottábád, 34·9 N.—73·1 E. Headquarters of district and a cantonment with four battalions of Gurkhas. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir The Afghans, however, contented themselves with occupying several walled villages near the cantonment, and keeping up an incessant fire upon it. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes In addition the railroads carried large quantities of food, munitions, building materials for cantonments, and other supplies, most of which converged upon eastern cities and ports. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. On the 19th, General Baker made an assault upon a small fort situate at a few hundred yards from the cantonment, from which the enemy had greatly annoyed us. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The place had been the frontier station before the war and was well laid out as an up-to-date cantonment, although owing to the thaw the mud was indescribable. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 The town and cantonments are within the crater, and thus entirely surrounded by hills, except on the east, where it has a gap opening on East Bay. My First Voyage to Southern Seas They arrived on the morning of the 16th, and the general had no longer any anxiety as to his ability to hold the cantonments--for months, if necessary--against the attacks of the Afghans. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes By introducing the cost plus system in the letting of contracts it fostered extravagance and waste and increased and intensified the industrial evils that had resulted from its operation in the building of army cantonments. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. Since that period it had been placed in cantonments outside the city. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign “Oh yes, I know,” growled the Major; “but I want to know what that fellow was sneaking about our cantonments for in the dead of the night.” Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris As Reginald approached the cantonments, he was startled by the sound of continued and rapid firing. The Young Rajah At the moment that they fell upon the enemy, the British infantry sallied out from the cantonment and attacked them in front. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes In this connection, Sir Walter Lawrence says that he once found himself in a cantonment that had been deserted so long that it was swallowed up by the ever advancing jungle. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert The regiments outside the walls in cantonments revolted, and many of the British officers were killed, though some, with a few ladies, who got over the city walls, effected their escape. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Hurrying feet could be heard, and it was evident that the night alarm had set the occupants of the cantonments buzzing out like the bees of a hive. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris I contemplate asking Colonel Ross to allow her to reside with his daughter in the cantonments, where she cannot fail to benefit by Violet’s example, and such instruction as she is able to impart. The Young Rajah Early on the 15th General Baker, with 1200 infantry and eight guns, left the cantonment. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes This took place in camp at Kurnaul, "a great ugly cantonment, all barracks and dust and guns and soldiers." The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert However, by nine o’clock the army of retribution was in possession of the parade-ground and cantonments. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Eugene sits down In winter cantonments round Mantua town! Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry Dr. C. V. Roman, Field Secretary attached to the surgeon general's office to lecture in the cantonments on social hygiene, discussed full American citizenship as an ultimate goal of the Negro. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 Will himself, as soon as he reached Jellalabad, hurried away to the cantonment of the Norfolk Rangers; who were in a village, a mile distant from the town. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes The entire cantonment throbbed and buzzed with excitement. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert The cantonments were entirely separated from the native town, and spread in a semicircular form over an extent of six miles along the banks of the river. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Four weeks after the arrival of Monson, with his fugitives, the army marched out of their cantonment, and encamped on the right bank of the river. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War And as soon as the disturbances in Bluelake started, the Constabulary started rounding them up there, too, and at the evacuee cantonments. Oomphel in the Sky When in cantonments other officers had joined, junior to himself; and four or five had been killed during the fighting. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti You know how these cantonment delegations wander around town aimless when they're dumped down here on leave waiting to be shunted off quiet onto some transport? Torchy and Vee On the highest ground in the cantonments stood the church and the assembly rooms, and on another part a theatre and a café, supported by public subscriptions. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The town-planner, or landscape architect, then drew the plans for the cantonment, laying it out to conform with the topography of the location and taking into consideration railroad trackage, roads, drainage, and the like. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces They got about fifty of them, mostly from the cantonments east of the city—the natives brought in from the flooded tidewater area. Oomphel in the Sky But while the regiment were resting quietly in their cantonment, there had been serious fighting on the road to Chitral. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti We won it here, on our cantonment drill grounds. Torchy and Vee In cantonments there were 3000 sepoy troops, and, including officers, 300 European combatants, and upwards of 700 European civilians, merchants, railway officials, shopkeepers, and women and children. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Secretary of War Newton D. Baker visited the cantonment that day and the review was staged in his honor. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces Most of the natives in the evacuee cantonments have gotten into the native city, now, and they've gotten hold of a lot of firearms somehow. Oomphel in the Sky "It is worth two years in a dull cantonment, Bullen," one of the lieutenants remarked to Lisle. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti We were then about thirty miles from the nearest cantonment, and except the rest-house in which we were, and of which we were the only occupants, there was not a house near us. Real Ghost Stories Ten guns were placed round the intrenchments, three commanding the lines on the north-east, and three on the south to range the plain which separates the cantonments from the city. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The task of locating sites for the sixteen army cantonments, decreed to birth throughout the United States, presented many difficulties. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces Agra's cantonment avenues and parks are kept in excellent order. Ranching, Sport and Travel The Ashantis then attacked and captured the villages in which the friendly natives and traders lived, and set fire to these and to the cantonment. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti One is to be found in each cantonment: he generally occupies a position of unsheltered and pathetic loneliness in a corner of the local parade-ground. Rhymes of the East and Re-collected Verses "You have been a miracle of patience!" she assured him, as they neared cantonments. The Great Amulet The same facilities furnished the transportation for the large bodies of troops that were sent to and from the camp; also assured the cantonment its daily supply of rations. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces Arrived at Hyderabad, I at once drove over to Secunderabad, a very large British cantonment and station. Ranching, Sport and Travel The regiment was in cantonments near the northern frontier of India. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The general hated the idea of building cantonments there, and had urged that all the Indians be concentrated at the White River reservation, but without avail,—the Interior Department would have its way. Under Fire "You take that after him," said the cantonment commander, as Dean followed with the troop next day, and little dreamed what it contained. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. The magic-like upbuild of the cantonment, moreover, was the signal for the extension of the electric line to encircle the very center of the big military city, thus adding an additional link of convenience. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces If all the buildings of the sixteen cantonments were placed end to end, they would make a continuous structure reaching from Washington to Detroit. Winning a Cause World War Stories Thus it was that the Pioneers had been ordered to break up their cantonment, and advance with all speed to Gilgit. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Out through the surging, scurrying crowd he guided them to the edge of the road, then, pointing to the cantonment, called to the driver, "Home with you, quick!" Under Fire The grays had no authority to go beyond Reno, but such was his anxiety that it was decided to hold the troop at the cantonment for a day or two. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. Given the site it was the job of the town-planner to distribute the necessary buildings and grounds of a typical cantonment as shown in type plans. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces The sixteen cantonments were capable of providing for a number equal to the combined population of Arizona and New Mexico. Winning a Cause World War Stories One night, just upon dusk, two men of my regiment were entering the gate of the cantonments. Jack Haydon's Quest The recall had sounded at the cantonment, and mounted orderlies had galloped out to bring in such troops as might have trotted too far away for the sound. Under Fire But you know and I know that when sixty planes went over the German lines the other night they played havoc with certain cantonments. On the Fringe of the Great Fight They live in the utmost poverty, occupy separate cantonments in the villages, and are treated as outcasts by the rest of the population. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" To keep these cantonments clean and fit to live in, large numbers of sanitary engineers, medical officers, and scientific experts were kept busy planning and installing the most modern sanitation systems. Winning a Cause World War Stories A search followed, and the dead body of the unfortunate man was found under the wall of the cantonments. Jack Haydon's Quest "Here! gallop to the cantonments for help at once," said McPhail to his interpreter. Under Fire As spring approached, he had been busy redistributing his troops from their winter cantonment, and preparing three armies for the invasion of Bohemia. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War On the 5th of June we were attacked in our cantonments by the Russian army. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia When they occupy buildings in towns or villages, or huts especially erected, they are in cantonment. The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training This fox is common, not only in open country, but even in cantonments and suburbs of cities. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon One morning half a dozen ladies drove down from the cantonment, and their wagons were ranged up close alongside the rail near the high hurdle. Under Fire From Frayne I had to go to the cantonments up along the Big Horn, and we doubled the size of the escort accordingly. Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest The English officers had entreated the Boardmans to reside within the cantonments, but they wished to be among the people, so as to learn the language more readily and become acquainted with them. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field Shock troops are rarely sent into the trenches, but when not actively engaged in conducting or resisting an attack, are kept in cantonments well to the rear. Italy at War and the Allies in the West Each of the cantonments had its special library building in charge of a trained librarian, and interesting literature followed the men into the field through the services of this organization. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War "Your husband will be home any day," said Mrs. Darling to Mira, when they got the news of the triumphant return of the command to the cantonments. Under Fire It was growing dusk when we arrived at the first cantonment, which was the wing of a great barren farm-house owned by Colonel Bryson. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War In the First District the route lay over the historic Marathon course from Ashland into Boston, and most of the teams represented either the army cantonment at Camp Devens or the First Naval District. Our Navy in the War With this view, he ordered General Heath to leave a small detachment at Peekskill, and with the main body of the New England militia, to enter Jersey, and approach the British cantonments on that side. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States American National Army begins to assemble in the different cantonments. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment. Under Fire Every corner of their cantonments was commanded by hills or Afghan forts. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality When our troops returned, she assumed responsibility for the service and feeding of the cantonment. Fighting France Oh! it's a fine change from knocking about in barracks and cantonments, drilling and route-marching and sweating your soul out. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Dozens of these nests are to be seen in every Indian cantonment in February and March. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Women and children of the few employés, now that there was a military post within range, were gathering up such valuables as they could carry and scurrying away along the cantonment road. Under Fire In the summer of 1841 the British army under General Elphinstone lay in cantonments near the city of Cabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in a position far from safe or well chosen. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality All the neighboring airplane sheds understood, also the cantonments, parks, depots, dugouts, field hospitals and railway stations; in a word, all the communities scattered behind the lines of an army. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air Suspense, and disgust with miserable cantonments, were sufficient to agitate such men. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Why the crows and the kites should prefer the trees in a cantonment to those in the town or surrounding country has yet to be discovered. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Starting with all speed from the cantonment, according to his instructions from Major White, he soon slowed down to a pace more in accordance with his own views. Under Fire Even their provisions were beyond their reach, in case of attack, being stored in a fort at some distance from the cantonments. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In the months to come that same moon was to sail over the cantonment where Derry slept heavily after hard days. The Tin Soldier In the passage through its massive walls, Count Lobau exclaimed, "What a fine head for cantonments!" History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Yes; that is my station, only I had been sent to the cantonment on the Cimarron with despatches. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier The command of the cantonment had been given to this veteran field officer of infantry, a man whose motto had been fight from boyhood on. Under Fire He had remained away several days when he again returned to the cantonment, and after remaining there one night, he had started on horseback for Bozeman and Helena. The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives And now, faint and far came to the men in the cantonments the sound of battles across the sea. The Tin Soldier Here he found the hand-mills which were ordered for the expedition at the time the cantonments of Smolensk were projected; of these a late and totally useless distribution was made. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Even that of Augereau, which was incontestably the most complete, as it had just come out of cantonments, was computed at scarcely 15,000 men. Narrative of the Most Remarkable Events Which Occurred In and Near Leipzig Immediately Before, During, And Subsequent To, The Sanguinary Series Of Engagements Between The Allied Armies Of The French, From The 14th To The 19th October, 1813 Beyond that, nearly two thousand more, and but for the flag and staff almost indistinguishable from the dull hues of the prairie, except to Indian eye, lay the low log walls of the cantonment. Under Fire He himself took up his residence at Warsaw, and the army occupied cantonments in various towns to the eastward. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Ordinary life there in a hot cantonment must be pretty dull, though, from what I hear, people enjoy it much more than you would think possible. The Queen's Cup Ney and Maison, perfectly certain that they would die of cold on the high-road, if they allowed themselves to be driven beyond that cantonment, preferred perishing in defending it. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Discussions still flutter mildly around cantonment and rations, and a score of others. Public Speaking When the Fourth of July came, the Cranston boys, in the added glory of all their experiences at the cantonment, were once more the envied centre of youthful attention at Chicago. Under Fire On a map of the United States mark the chief camps and cantonments. A School History of the Great War Tie Spanish officers were quite as sure that it was the exploit of volunteer foragers from the English cantonments. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Putnam's division formed the right wing of the American army in cantonment that winter, with the center at Morristown and the left wing on the Hudson. "Old Put" The Patriot The accepted sound of cantonments was fixed by the men who built and controlled them. Public Speaking For a brief time after their return from the cantonment Mrs. Davies and her new friend, Mrs. Plodder, had kept house together. Under Fire There is a grove of sesum trees near the Lucknow cantonments formed in the same way, but with little or no outlay in irrigation. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II The French always do so when they change their cantonments; that is, if there be any thing left in the country around. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters The site for the winter cantonment became an important question," writes Charles B. Todd, a talented son of Connecticut, and an authority on her history, "and was long and anxiously debated. "Old Put" The Patriot When this regiment first showed signs of insubordination it was quartered at the neighbouring cantonment of Nowshera, then slenderly garrisoned by British troops, but with many European women and children. The Story of the Guides Scattered along the valley, among the adjacent hills, or over the neighboring prairie, were the cantonments of a half score of other tribes, and fragments of tribes, gathered under the protecting aegis of the French. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader The distance from the palace to the cantonments, round by the old stone bridge, was about four miles and half. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II Training of men and officers in the various cantonments of America was intensified and as rapidly as they could be brought into condition they were shipped to France. History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico One of you must run into cantonments and take the news that the Miss Sahib has hurt herself, and that the Colonel's son is here with her.' The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling Every road in the cantonment has a name, and each name in itself is an honoured memory. The Story of the Guides In a big cantonment he has held the main body under his command, while keeping out constant scouting-parties to the east and north. The Deserter Biswa is a large town, well situated on a good soil and open plain, and its vicinity would be well suited for a cantonment or seat for civil establishments. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II A few days later further reports were received of Russian troops being mobilized, and of the intention of Russia to establish cantonments on the ferries of Kilif and Kerki on the Oxus. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief There were no cities, no towns, no places of cantonment for soldiers; so that the Roman forces were obliged to come into the field late and to leave it early in the season. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) They were now close to Umballa, and another night march brought them, at one in the morning of June 4th, to the deserted cantonment. The Story of the Guides There was a rush for the cantonment that rivalled the multitudes of the mining days, but all too late. The Deserter The owners would, moreover be soon robbed of them were a cantonment, or civil station, established among or very near to them. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II General rejoicings in honour of the occasion took place all over India, in Native States as well as British cantonments. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Journey to Lucknow—Nocturnal disasters—View of the Himalayas—Wild-beast fights—Banquet given by the King of Oudh—Grand display of fireworks—Our return to cantonments. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home The daily life at Mardan is much the same as in any other Indian cantonment. The Story of the Guides Finally, when the unfavorable season compels him to suspend his operations, he will go into winter cantonments, and prepare for a new campaign. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. There was another pucka-house a little way from the cantonments, close to the bank of the river, occupied by an indigo-planter, a Mr. Ross. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II On the 24th we retraced our steps, halting for the night at the old cantonment of Muriao, where we buried poor Macdonnell. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief And so all that brilliant throng went whirling back to cantonments, and we were left disconsolately standing in the court-yard, with the probability of having to trudge home. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home The Prussians, not aware of their danger, were reposing in their cantonments. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power The Prussians," said he, "made no preparations for putting into a state of defence the fortifications on their first line, not even those within a few marches of our cantonments. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. The commissioned officers resided in bungalows in the cantonments, or in tents on the open plain. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II On this occasion I was wearing this—for India—most unsuitable head-dress, and, as ill-luck would have it, the Chief kept me out rather late, going over the ground where the present cantonment stands. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Journey to Lucknow—Nocturnal disasters—View of the Himalayas—Wild-beast fights—Banquet given by the King of Oudh—Grand display of fireworks—Our return to cantonments. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home They never move very far southward, but watch the cantonments of Frost, ready to advance the moment his outposts are drawn in and signs appear of evacuation. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 Now mark what followed from our choice of cantonments. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 It has not, I think, been found that troops actually employed in the hot winds and rains lose more men than in cantonments, at least native troops. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II The brigade started at 11 a.m., and, in order to avoid the city and adjacent heights, made a considerable detour by Siah Sang and Sherpur, the new Afghan cantonment. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief In the middle of the afternoon the train arrived at its destination; and the party proceeded in carriages to the western suburb, the location of the cantonment, or English quarter of the city. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East He knew where there were houses and barns to avoid, and where there were most like to be British cantonments. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. But surely Lieutenant Eyre has exposed the vices of these cantonments. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 He and Mrs. Gray, and all the officers in cantonments, saw him often, and kept him for several days. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II The cantonment was in the form of a parallelogram, with the Bimaru heights running along, and protecting, the northern side. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Meerut, the well-known cantonment, in the district of the same name. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Oleg established his army in cantonments, strengthened it with fresh recruits, commenced predatory excursions on every side, and soon brought the whole region, for many leagues around, under his subjection. The Empire of Russia Now, had these been the only defects of the cantonments, they were enough to argue a constructive treason in those who neglected to denounce then. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 There is another good site for a cantonment at Chandour, some twelve miles up the river, on the opposite bank, and looking down upon the stream, from the verge, in the same manner. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II On that and the following day the several posts to the east of the cantonment were occupied preparatory to an attack from that quarter; and I was told that numbers of scaling-ladders were being constructed. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief A detachment of my regiment passed over the dead bodies in the course of the day, on their return to cantonments from detached command, or we should have known nothing about it. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official The cantonments of your troops and your dominions are exactly of the same extent. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Wherefore were the cantonments placed in proximity so close to Cabool? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 In the course of fourteen years, almost all signs of one of the most healthful and most agreeable cantonments of the Bengal army have been effaced. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II The Cavalry were piqueted between the cantonments and the Residency, and the Infantry and Artillery were kept prepared for movement. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief More than four-fifths of the people of the city and cantonments had been affected by a violent influenza, which commenced with a distressing cough, was followed by fever, and, in some cases, terminated in death. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official The hedges about the cantonments, etc. are formed by prickly pear; much Ricinus occurs in waste places, and it appears to me to be different from that to the south. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The cantonments—who was it, what man, what men, what council, on whom rests the horrible responsibility of that selection and that execution? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 There are no groves within a mile of the cantonments; and no lakes, marshes, or jungles within a great many; and the single trees in and near the cantonments are few. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II To resist these marauders it was necessary to place guards all round the cantonment. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Almost all these have disappeared, and the troops are now massed in large cantonments, where they can be handled much more effectively than in out-stations. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official |
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