When imperial commander Perusi was shot during a ride, the imperial garrison surrendered on 16 June.
They met the men of Zakath's imperial garrison from Lengha about noon the following day.
They weren't completely useless in battle, but they were certainly no match for the regular soldiers of the imperial garrison.
Surprise attacks caught the imperial garrisons off guard and within three days, all six southern provinces were in the hands of Khoi's forces.
Alexandria also functioned as one of Byzantium's primary army and naval bases, as there was normally a significant imperial garrison stationed in the city.
The imperial garrisons retreated into the walled towns, where they successfully held out for a year or more.
Olna entered service as the UK was pulling back from its final large imperial garrisons.
On the third such day, they arrived for a late supper at Fort Ternass, where an imperial garrison was stationed.
The imperial garrisons might give us a bad time, but they're isolated cohorts, one here and one there.
Byzantine rule was slight: there was a small imperial garrison more for the town's protection than for its control.