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His guards, who were encamping in the plain in wide circles around him, could distinctly see him, partially illuminated by the camp-fire.

From Napoleon and Blucher by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

At their feet was a heavy jungle, and beyond a plain and a small hill, where a large body of insurgents were encamping.

From The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon by Stratemeyer, Edward

I immediately took several men forward with muskets to keep the tribes off while our party were encamping, but to no purpose.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas

But while they were encamping in the night, there was a heavy fall of snow, and in the morning it was resolved to billet out the different regiments, with their generals, throughout the villages.

From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham

I had heard from the officers that in the willow woods of the Theiss, in the neighbourhood of the 'Szikra' inn, some Hungarian guerillas were encamping.

From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór