The island also became the site of military garrisons and was a commercial center for trade with Africa.

It appeared to be nothing more than a military garrison, not a place of confinement.

It is home to a British military garrison and naval base.

The first military garrison was established here in 1933; several more were organized by the 1960s-1970s.

At that time, the government forces maintained only six military garrisons in the department.

For the next 150 years, a military garrison was stationed in the local castle.

In the end of the 1970s the military garrison was dissolved.

By 1900 the city's population had grown to 188,000, with a 9,000-strong military garrison.

She was in a pleasure house near one of the military garrisons.

The western part contained the administrative center of the city, with a court house and a large military garrison.