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Because they could be ready to fight with short notice, i.e. in mere minutes.
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Minute Men
The nickname given to the Colonial Soldiers in the American Revolution was Minutemen. They were called this because they were to go to fight in a minutes notice.
The minute men were men who got dressed very fast. That is why they were called that. it literally came from the fact that they were known to be ready for battle at a minutes notice.
They were New England colonists who were part of their local militia. They were given the nickname "minutemen" because they were suppose to be ready to fight at a minutes notice.
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.
A hole in the ground that soldiers use to fight in is called a Trench.
The minutesman
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 German soldiers that were paid by the British to fight in the Revolutionary War were called "Hessians".
They were called the "Minute Men"