Examples from literature

• At the next village we encamped, for night drew near. 
• From that point our route was west and even to the southward of west, until we again encamped near the river, after a journey of fifteen miles. 
• The next evening they encamped at the junction of the two streams, making their preparations to ascend the latter the following morning. 
• There was one regiment encamped by the side of mine. 
• They soon encamped by our side.