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Q: What is the difference between regulars and militia?
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What is the difference between an army and a militia?

Militia are state reserve forces. Regular Army are active duty soldiers.


What did Paul Revere ride signify?

The British Regulars were on the move and Revere's job was to warn the local militia.


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Militia - loosely organized citizen's army, often self armed.Regime - a form of government.


How big was the British Army during the Revolutionary War?

According to the Wikipedia article on the American Revolution the strength of the British army was...15,200 British regulars,5,200 Provincial regulars,10,765 German regulars,5,000 American Indians25,000 Loyalist militia


What was the total number of American officers and men defending the island?

OVER 9,000! Just kidding over 6,000 militia and regulars.


Why did George Washington understand the tactics and strategies of the british troops so well?

George Washington was an officer in the colonial militia and served in the French and Indian War in the 1750s. Although the militia was separate from the British Regulars, he still fought with them and would have known their tactics.


What is the difference between the army and the militia?

Militia is a body of citizens enrolled for military service, called out for drill but serving full time only in emergencies. An army is a body of full time professional soldiers


What two towns saw the first skirmishes between the british and the militia?

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How did the American colonist initiate the Revolutionary War?

The Patriot Minutemen on Lexington Green exchanged fire with British regulars. As the British continued on their march, more militia members gathered along their route. One unit blocked their way at Concord Bridge and withstood a volley of concentrated fire. From that moment on, the militia harassed the regulars, firing from behind trees and stone walls all the way back to Boston. These skirmishes became known as the Battle of Lexington and Concord.


Why did Paul Revere call the British soldiers the 'Regulars?

Regulars is a term that refers to professional soldiers. The Americans were defending their land with volunteer soldiers or what is called "militia" and became known as "Minute Men"---because they were ready to fight at a minutes' notice.