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at Dover, New Hampshire ]] Garrison (from the French ''garnison'', itself from the verb ''garnir'', "to equip") is the collective term for the body of Troop s stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base. The station is usually a City , Town , Fort , Castle or similar. For example, the 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry (U.S.) is garrisoned at West Point . '''Garrison town''' is a common expression for any town that has a military Barracks . In the modern British Army , garrison also specifically refers to any of the major military stations such as Aldershot , Catterick , Colchester , Tidworth , Warminster and London , which have more than one barracks or Camp and their own military Headquarters , usually commanded by a Colonel , Brigadier or Major-General , assisted by a Garrison Sergeant Major . In , a castle or fortress, or even a single building. OTHER USES A garrison is also a fortified house generally built of logs; it was not uncommon in early New England settlements, particularly during the French And Indian Wars . A ''garnisaire'' in France was someone who was officially assigned to reside and dine as ''garnison'' at the home of a tax payer, without payment, until the due fiscal arrears were paid off. The practice was similar to Dragonnade . In American Real Estate terms, a garrison style home is one that has two or more floors with a different amount of floor area on each floor, usually in a symmetrical design, particularly rectangular {Link without Title} . REFERENCES
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