Soldiers were interned in barracks partly to prevent conflicts with civilians.

Evidence

One was an attempt to reduce the possibility of conflict with the civilian population, especially those residing in urban centers. This might have been one of the reasons behind choosing Aswan as the site for the first training camp, because of its distance from Cairo. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 659

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Barracks internment served discipline, desertion control, and training simultaneously. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 660; Conscripted soldiers were initially permitted to keep families at camp; Soldiers stationed abroad frequently attacked and robbed the civilian populations — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 659 (+6 more)
  • yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Barracks internment served discipline, desertion control, and training simultaneously. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 660; Conscripted soldiers were initially permitted to keep families at camp; Soldiers stationed abroad frequently attacked and robbed the civilian populations — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 659 (+6 more)

Broader Connections