camp follower in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for camp follower in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

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follower [ˈfɒləʊəʳ, Am ˈfɑːloʊɚ] N

I.camp1 [kæmp] N (encampment, goup)

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This includes the servants and camp followers, who usually numbered at least half as many again as the actual troops.
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The camp followers joined in now that they could see enemys dismay.
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However, camp followers needed to be fed, clothed, transported and guarded.
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Camp followers were used mainly for field work and sometimes to defend fortified camps or trains.
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In front of this wall of carts a ditch was dug by camp followers.
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This move backfired when the camp followers turned against their masters and joined the manhunt.
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Following this would be the siege train, supply wagons and then the camp followers.
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These camp followers often served as laundresses, cleaning and mending the uniforms of the soldiers.
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Receiving a wage from the army meant that they could earn a decent living as a camp follower.
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These camp followers were often refugees, soldiers wives and family, and support personnel.
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