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GARRISON FORCE [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Land Forces
DEF

All units assigned to a base or area for defence, development, operation, and maintenance of facilities.

OBS

garrison; grn : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Force.

OBS

garrison force : designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Ensemble des unités affectées à un secteur ou une base pour la défense, le développement, la mise en œuvre et l'entretien de ses moyens.

OBS

garnison; grn : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

garnison : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN; désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización militar
  • Ejército de tierra
DEF

Conjunto de unidades asignadas a una base o zona para su defensa, desarrollo, funcionamiento y mantenimiento de sus instalaciones.

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Record 2 2012-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • National History
  • Heritage
OBS

The fashion trend of the day was for the ladies to line their grey cloaks with red velvet, the colours of the British military uniform. In a show of force, [Captain Jonathan] Prescott assembled the women and had them reverse their cloaks and hold their brooms so as the broom handles looked like musket barrels as they marched on the grounds of Capt. Prescott's house. The privateer's thought it was a garrison of British soldiers and wasted no time in hightailing it out of the harbour in their three ships.

Key term(s)
  • Turncoat Victory reenactment
  • reenactment of the Turncoat Victory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoires nationales
  • Patrimoine
OBS

Le mot anglais «Turncoat» renvoie aux capes que des femmes, des jeunes gens et des personnes âgées de Chester, Nouvelle-Écosse, ont retournées le 30 juin 1782 pour faire croire à des corsaires américains qu'ils étaient des militaires britanniques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Names
  • National and International Security
OBS

British planning for the postwar period included a para-military force to police the conquered Boer republics. This resulted in the creation of the South African Constabulary(SAC). In August 1900, two months after the fall of Pretoria, Major-General Robert Baden-Powell, famous as the leader of the besieged garrison of Mafeking, was appointed to raise and command the new force. In retrospect, British hopes that the 8, 500-strong constabulary could assume responsibility for pacifying the countryside were hopelessly optimistic. The Boers continued to fight on following the capture of their capitals, contrary to the expectations of the British high command.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations historiques
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Afin d'assurer la sécurité dans les républiques boers suite à leur conquête, les britanniques avaient planifié la constitution d'une force para-militaire qui sera connue sous le nom de South African Constabulary (Gendarmerie sud-africaine). En août 1900, deux mois après la prise de Pretoria, le héros de la garnison assiégée de Mafeking, le major-général Robert Baden-Powell, est désigné pour lever et commander cette gendarmerie. En rétrospective, les espoirs britanniques, voulant que les 8 500 gendarmes puissent pacifier les campagnes, nous apparaissent optimistes. D'autant plus que, contrairement aux attentes du haut commandement britannique, les Boers continuent le combat, même si leurs capitales sont tombées.

Key term(s)
  • Gendarmerie sud-africaine

Spanish

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