During the American Revolutionary War, the militia men who were ready at a moments notice were called Minutemen. They were mainly composed of young men who could be mobile.
they were proud of having stood their ground against the British soldiers
One of the most stark contrasts between the British army and the colonial militia was the form of fighting. While most nations at the time prefered to fight battles in a "gentleman" like manner where the two opposing forces would line up against each other, the colonial militia prefered to fight under the cover of the forest and were notorious for their ambushes against British supply lines.
The loyalists remained loyal to the British throughout the American Revolution.
The American Colonists fought the British in the American Revolutionary War because they fought back. When raids occurred in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia where houses were burned and women raped, the Americans raised a militia. They attacked the British at Point Pleasant. Then the people of New Hampshire drove out the British for the same reason. Paul Revere tried to get the people of Lexington and Concord worked up about the British Army coming that way. Then fires from burning houses and barns lit the eastern sky. Necked women came screaming begging the local populace to get revenge. The men got their guns and faced the British Army. In Charleston, Mass., the British Army burned the town and abused the women. Men from all around formed a militia and stood up to the militia at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In Virginia, the British burned the town of Norfolk to the ground and again abused the women. A militia from North Carolina arrived and drove off the British. (All this is from the official report to Parliament.)
The battle of Monmouth was fought in 1778. It was also called as the American Revolutionary War. It was fought between the British army along with the German troops against the American Continental troops and the militia. There were about 10,000 soldiers in the British army against 11,000 American soldiers.
During the American Revolutionary War, the militia men who were ready at a moments notice were called Minutemen. They were mainly composed of young men who could be mobile.
During the American Revolutionary War, the militia men who were ready at a moments notice were called Minutemen. They were mainly composed of young men who could be mobile.
The American militia members- the Minutemen.
they were proud of having stood their ground against the British soldiers
The British were fighting against the Americans on North America with the support of the Canadian militia men and the Indians
There were 1,300 British Troops and Militia against 637 Native Americans, 146 French Militia and 108 troupes de la Marine.
One of the most stark contrasts between the British army and the colonial militia was the form of fighting. While most nations at the time prefered to fight battles in a "gentleman" like manner where the two opposing forces would line up against each other, the colonial militia prefered to fight under the cover of the forest and were notorious for their ambushes against British supply lines.
They did. They promised them to prevent settlement west of the Alleghenies.
The loyalists remained loyal to the British throughout the American Revolution.
The Battle of Lexington saw 700 British troops fighting against 70 Minutemen of the local militia.
The American Colonists fought the British in the American Revolutionary War because they fought back. When raids occurred in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia where houses were burned and women raped, the Americans raised a militia. They attacked the British at Point Pleasant. Then the people of New Hampshire drove out the British for the same reason. Paul Revere tried to get the people of Lexington and Concord worked up about the British Army coming that way. Then fires from burning houses and barns lit the eastern sky. Necked women came screaming begging the local populace to get revenge. The men got their guns and faced the British Army. In Charleston, Mass., the British Army burned the town and abused the women. Men from all around formed a militia and stood up to the militia at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In Virginia, the British burned the town of Norfolk to the ground and again abused the women. A militia from North Carolina arrived and drove off the British. (All this is from the official report to Parliament.)
The Americans were not united in their opposition to British rule. Some estimated that only about two-thirds of the colonists favored independence and one-third wanted to remain part of the British Empire. These colonists were referred to as Tories or Loyalists and were treated as traitors to the American cause. Many Tories fought as militia or even within the British army against the colonists. After the war, most Tories left on ships with the British soldiers to Canada or England.