A military garrison established to oppose or check another garrison, particularly in opposing strongholds or border regions.
From counter- + garrison (Old French garisson, from garir, meaning 'to defend'). This military term dates to medieval and early modern warfare.
When two powers controlled opposite ends of a river valley, they'd build countergarrisons facing each other—sometimes for centuries, creating entire towns defined by mutual mistrust and readiness for conflict.
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