Semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army

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Succouring the enemy : British troops attending to wounded Tibetans after the battle of Guru / drawn by  F. de Haenen from a photograph by a British Officer.

The Japanese army surgeon in his element : first aid to the wounded in the Manchurian battlefield / Photo-Nouvelles Agency.

A member of the Surrey militia strides across Coxheath with a spear. Etching by M. Darly, 1778.

A woman camp-follower giving birth to a child in the open air. Mezzotint by G.P. Rugendas.

Tents and tent-life : from the earliest ages to the present time, to which is added the practice of encamping an army in ancient and modern times / by Godfrey Rhodes.

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Military camps

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A member of the Surrey militia strides across Coxheath with a spear. Etching by M. Darly, 1778.

The Japanese army surgeon in his element : first aid to the wounded in the Manchurian battlefield / Photo-Nouvelles Agency.

A woman camp-follower giving birth to a child in the open air. Mezzotint by G.P. Rugendas.

Tents and tent-life : from the earliest ages to the present time, to which is added the practice of encamping an army in ancient and modern times / by Godfrey Rhodes.

Succouring the enemy : British troops attending to wounded Tibetans after the battle of Guru / drawn by F. de Haenen from a photograph by a British Officer.