man the fort
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For example, the memorandum that Hegseth signed failed to mention a single word about the man the fort was first intended to honor.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2025
Thus, without losing a man, the fort of Guzarow, regarded by the natives as being impregnable, was carried.
From With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Should my order go forth to man the fort, and meet the worst, I know full well not a murmur would be heard.
From Inez A Tale of the Alamo by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
Hill and his associates were to provide forty men to man the fort which was not to exceed five acres at most, on pain of having the grant revoked.
From Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660 by Wilcomb E. Washburn
The Governor had sent a squad of soldiers to man the fort, and five small cannon to mount upon it.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Francis Parkman
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