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The fact that his people were already in arms and the still more ominous fact that the Rutulian Army had encamped before his gates were too much for King Latinus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

About a month later, she started serving as a scout for Colonel James Montgomery, who had encamped at Port Royal with the first detachment of the Second South Carolina Volunteers, also composed of ex-slaves.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

One recalled when first at Wimereux that here the great Napoleon had encamped with his grand army, the same as was to cross the Channel to defiant isles and make a conquest of them.

From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Leach, Henry

On one occasion I had noticed some places where a tribe, probably as numerous as our own, had encamped.

From The Captive in Patagonia by Bourne, Benjamin Franklin

The cloth was spread on the fresh moss; at a little distance the huntsmen had encamped themselves, and the spoils of the chase were piled up close by.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin