There is no evidence that Confederate troops ever permanently garrisoned the fort.
These troops garrisoned the town and organised the lines of communication north to Damascus.
So beside every major town they built a castle garrisoned by loyal troops usually under the command of the local sheriff.
It was almost continuously garrisoned by troops of the warring parties, the last being the Swedes.
The island is garrisoned by French troops from Réunion and has a weather station.
Canadian troops then garrisoned the fort until 1891.
They favoured Arab rule in the interior, because they didn't have enough troops to garrison the territory.
Similar takeovers occurred in every county seat outside Boston, which was garrisoned by British troops.
As a result, until the 1870s when the last imperial troops were withdrawn, British regular troops constantly garrisoned the colonies.
Major towns were garrisoned by Polish troops, the rest were burned, in order to thwart any future resistance.