had garrisoned
- past perfect of garrison.
Example Sentences
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Pope Clement VII. alternately declared in favour of Charles and Francis, hoping to preserve the balance of political power in Europe, and disbanded the troops which had garrisoned Rome.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters by Mee, Arthur
They thought it safer to lie still in the towns and castles which they had garrisoned, and wait till the King of England should once more come to their assistance with a powerful army.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
He captured those fortresses in the Spanish Netherlands which Louis XIV had garrisoned with French troops to menace Holland, but he could not induce the enemy to rish a battle in the open field.
From The Leading Facts of English History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)
As night advanced, Oliver de Thermes and all the Crusaders who had garrisoned Damietta embarked on the Nile, and Geoffrey de Segrines, having brought the keys to the emirs, the Saracens took possession.
From The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by Edgar, John G. (John George)
They thought it safer to lie still in the towns and castles which they had garrisoned.
From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
