Military camp

A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large campsites.[1]

In the Roman era the military camp had highly stylized parameters and served an entire legion. Archaeological investigations have revealed many details of these Roman camps at sites such as Vindolanda (England) and Raedykes (Scotland).

In the British Army, Commonwealth armies, the United States Marine Corps, and other military forces, permanent military bases are also called camps, including Tidworth Camp, Bulford Camp, and Prospect Camp of the British Army and Camp Lejeune and Camp Geiger of the United States Marine Corps.

See also

• Camp follower
• Canjuers
• Cantonment
• Castra
• Forts
• Laager
• Wagluhe

Gallery

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  Scenes of the Austrian War of Succession, 1741-1745
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  Scenes of the Austrian War of Succession, 1741-1745
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  Military camp at Conwy on the North Wales coast, 1911
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  Egypt - Military camp, Wadi Halfa. Brooklyn Museum Archives
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  Military camp at Bagram, Afghanistan home to U.S. airmen, soldiers, Marines and sailors supporting Operation Enduring Freedom
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  A Group in Camp, 39th Bengal Infantry

References

1. Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Bivouac" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

External links

• Modular Military Camps