The "minute men" were a specialized group within the colonial army. Each unit were part of a larger militia which had its own commander depending on where they were located. If you think about "minute men" like today's seal teams or special forces then you can understand how they worked.
Captain John Parker seems to be considered the leader.
Minute Men was on the U.S. side.
Minute men are militia men who were able to ready their arms in minutes.
Minute men was on the U.S. side.
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Luke Benward plays Charlie Tuttle in Minute Men.
No. The Minute Men did not organize until after Lexington and Concord.
The Minute Men were called Minute Men because they could be ready in a minute to fight. Source: I live is Boston, I know this stuff.
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.
because they were the soldiers of the American revolution (on the colonists side) . they basicly consisted of a farmer and a weapon. They were called minute men because it was said that they would be ready to fight in a minute
The "minute men " were a special units within the general militia. They were more like our rangers or seals of today. The first minute men unit to engage the British was in Concord. We have done a disservice to these brave men by not recognizing them as a special unit in the revolution. Usually the term "minute man" is used to refer to the entire militia and that is not what they were.
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