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MILITARY AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
A s the ch ief fortress o f the K in g d o m , th e
c h ie f d epo t o f th e arm y, and the c h ie f h a rb o u r o f
the fleet, C openhagen contains a v a st n um b er of
b u ild in g s, sto re s, and a rse n a ls, all o f w hich are
under th e w a r departm ent.
Caserne, The Barracks,
are 9 in n um b er,
viz,
The large Infantry Barrack
a t the corner
o f Sølvgade and Ø stervold :
The Infantry Barrack
in K ron prindsessegade, and
The Infantry Barrack
in C h ristian sh av n.
N ex t,
The Barrack for the
Foot Guards
on the N ørrevold, a t the corn er of
G o th ersg ad e;
The Horse Guard Barrack
on
F red erik sh o lm s C a n al;
The Hussar Barrack
on
the T oldbodvei ; and
The Barrack for the Re
cruits
in Q væ sthuusgade. M oreover, th ere are two
large
Artillery Barracks
in C h ristian sh av n, o f
w hich o n e , b u ilt in 1 8 3 ti, is called
the new
barrack.
In addition to these b arrack s the C itadel
o f F re d e rik sh av n can afford plenty o f accomm odation
for troops.
Hovedvagt
,
The Main Guard House
,
is
situate on K ongens N y to rv , and comm anded by a
C aptain.
A t each gate o f the city th ere is also
a g u ard house, b u t these are under the charg e of
non-com m issioned officers.