| More than 65,000 Puerto Ricans served in the U.S. armed forces during the war, most of them as soldiers garrisoning U.S. bases in the Caribbean. |
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| The Foreign Office held that garrisoning the islands would be too provocative. |
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| The plans included garrisoning every town with weapons and food stocks and decentralizing control to trusted commanders. |
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| In particular the traditional roles of the British army of garrisoning the empire and fighting in Europe were ceasing to be relevant. |
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| His collaborators were left with no force to rely on but a few hundred French troops garrisoning strong points. |
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| The rest were necessary for garrisoning Ireland and the colonies, and providing security for Britain. |
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| In the English Civil War, Thomas Bushell held Lundy for King Charles I, rebuilding Marisco Castle and garrisoning the island at his own expense. |
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| Thirdly, Richard was to give four major castles to Philip and pay the cost of garrisoning them, along with other compensation. |
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| John Williams, the Archbishop of York, took charge of the castle on behalf of the king, and set about repairing and garrisoning it at his own expense. |
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