It described the wretched state of the Turks in Egypt-the Pacha of Cairo practically powerless, and on bad terms with General Stuart, the fortifications everywhere in a ruinous state, the 4,430 British troops Cantoned in and near Alexandria, the Turkish forces beneath contempt.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
The Gallic horsemen worshiped her wherever they were Cantoned; her monuments have been found scattered from Scotland to Transylvania.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont
Merchants, sailors, slaves, artisans, Egyptian men of letters, even the discharged soldiers of the three legions Cantoned in the valley of the Nile contributed to its diffusion.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont