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minutemen didn't lead to the revolution, salutary neglect of the colonies did, the minutemen won the revolutionary war for the USA among other factors.
In the Revolutionary War period of America, those patriots who committed to being prepared to fight the British at any time were ordinary citizens throughout the nation, some with military experience but most without. Known as "minutemen" because of their intent to respond quickly when called, these militia troops demonstrated courageously throughout the war, although were called upon less and less as the war progressed and a professional force came into play on the American side.
Some of the colonists disagreed with the leaders of Massachusetts since they did not want to go to war with England. They held the opinion that Massachusetts has provoked the war and they should fight on their own.
The US military is always prepared in to fight for the interests of the American people.
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tn what war were the minutemen prepared to fight
the American Revolution
During the American Revolutionary War, they were commonly referred to as "minutemen"
Fight
During the American Civil War, the patriots who were prepared to assemble quickly in times of need became known as "minutemen". Utilized often in the early part of the war, the minutemen troops were gradually replaced by professional soldiers who remained in service for long periods of time.
minutemen didn't lead to the revolution, salutary neglect of the colonies did, the minutemen won the revolutionary war for the USA among other factors.
Minutemen were people who were ready to fight in a war at a minutes notice.
Technically they don't work any more. Minutemen were armed fighters who pledged to be ready too fight in just a minutes notice during the Revolutionary War. They were U.S. soldiers.
The event that started the Revolutionary war was the Battle of Lexington and Concord. 700 men were sent by the British to disarm the rebels in Concord, Massachusetts. The minutemen in Massachusetts were pre warned and waiting for the Brits when they arrived.
They weren’t prepared for war because there were few troops and the leaders were too old to fight.
In the Revolutionary War period of America, those patriots who committed to being prepared to fight the British at any time were ordinary citizens throughout the nation, some with military experience but most without. Known as "minutemen" because of their intent to respond quickly when called, these militia troops demonstrated courageously throughout the war, although were called upon less and less as the war progressed and a professional force came into play on the American side.
The Union. (North).