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St. George's Garrison | |
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Bermuda | |
Coordinates | 32°23′02″N 64°40′23″W / 32.383763°N 64.672985°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | War Office |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1793 |
Built for | Board of Ordnance and War Office |
In use | 1793 - 1957 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Bermuda Garrison |
Occupants | British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, United States Army Coast Artillery Corps |
St. George's Garrison was the first permanent military camp of the Bermuda Garrison established in the British colony and Imperial fortress of Bermuda (or The Somers Isles), with construction of Old Military Road and the original Royal Barracks commencing during the war between Britain and France that followed the French Revolution. It would remain in use until 1957, when it was transferred to the civil (colonial) government with most of the other Admiralty and War Office properties in Bermuda.