Definition of "quarter-guard" []

• Milit., a small guard posted in front of each battalion in camp. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The Native officer in command of the quarter-guard met the same fate, and the regiment was then disbanded."
• "British soldiers rushed to the barracks for their arms and ammunition, the congregation rapidly dispersed, some to their homes, others to seek safety in the nearest quarter-guard."
• "As he neared the quarter-guard he was fired at, and his horse shot by the mutineer, who then badly wounded him with a sword as he was trying to disentangle himself from the fallen animal."