This had the benefit of drawing enemy fire away from troops manning the front line.

The fort was manned periodically by armed men or troops.

When troops manned it, they camped nearby, not inside the fort.

"Use it on the troops manning the walls."

Balaclava revealed the allied weakness; their siege lines were so thin they did not have sufficient troops to man them.

The post at Humboldt was manned by troops at least through June 1865.

During the opening years of the war, the nearby trenches were manned by French troops of the 10th Army.

The guns were manned by troops from the artillery divisions of the Navy and the marines, none of whom had ever fired them.

Both entrances were under close guard and rigged by trenches manned by Bosnian troops.

Both entrances are kept under close guard and ringed by trenches manned by Bosnian troops.