Context: Once known as "the Gibraltar of the West" and "Fortress Bermuda", Bermuda today is defended by forces of the British government. For the first two centuries of settlement, the most potent armed force operating from Bermuda was its merchant shipping fleet, which turned to privateering at every opportunity. The Bermuda government maintained a local militia. After the American Revolutionary War, Bermuda was established as the Western Atlantic headquarters of the Royal Navy. Once the Royal Navy established a base and dockyard defended by regular soldiers, however, the militias were disbanded following the War of 1812. At the end of the 19th century, the colony raised volunteer units to form a reserve for the military garrison.

Question: Due to the British goverment's defense forces, what are two nicknames for bermuda?
Answer: the Gibraltar of the West" and "Fortress Bermuda"

Question: What did Bermuda's merchant shipping fleet do whenever it had the chance?
Answer: turned to privateering

Question: What was Bermuda established as after the American Revolutionary War?
Answer: Western Atlantic headquarters of the Royal Navy.

Question: When were the militias in Bermuda disbanded?
Answer: following the War of 1812

Question: How did the colony form a military garrison in the 19th century?
Answer: raised volunteer units to form a reserve

Question: What was known as the Fortress of the West and Gibraltar Bermuda?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who is the British government defended by?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did he British government maintain?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What year were the militias disbanded?
Answer: Unanswerable