Assertion: militia | /r/CapableOf | man fortification
Facets:
value: with standing bodies of artillerymen
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The Militia manned these fortifications with standing bodies of artillerymen 'til the fortifications were taken over by the regular British Army following the American War of Independence, with some, like Fort St. Catherine's, used well into the 20th Century.
text: Nevertheless, during the first century of its settlement, Bermuda's militia had remained the colony's sole defence, manning its fortifications and coastal batteries and calling up all available manpower in times of war.