minutemen
The Minutemen.
The Minutemen, who were private independently organized colonists who formed well-prepared militia companies. They were self-trained in weaponry, tactics and military strategies during the American Revolutionary War.
The minutemen were said "always ready in a minutes notice" where the militia men were just volunteer soldiers with little to no training.
American militia. The minute men were American militia that would be ready to fight on a minutes notice during the American Revolution.
minutemen
The Minutemen.
minutemen
The Minutemen, who were private independently organized colonists who formed well-prepared militia companies. They were self-trained in weaponry, tactics and military strategies during the American Revolutionary War.
The minutemen were said "always ready in a minutes notice" where the militia men were just volunteer soldiers with little to no training.
American militia. The minute men were American militia that would be ready to fight on a minutes notice during the American Revolution.
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.
Minute-men
"Minutemen" was the name given to the special members of the colonial militia who were supposed to be ready and able to fight "on a minute's notice". About one-quarter of the Colonial militia, primarily those who were youngest and least tied down by job and family responsibilities, were Minutemen.
militia
The militia played a big role in early tensions between the colonies and Great Britain. For example, the minute men were militia men trained to right on a minutes notice. They were the people who fought the British in the battle of Lexington and Concord.
They were a part of the militia. In every colony except Pennsylvania, every male between 18 and 60 was part of the militia. He had to provide himself with a weapon and equipment, and muster several times a year for drills. In the New England states, as tensions grew in the year or two before the Revolution started, militia units began forming "minute companies", of young, strong men, who were to be prepared to drop whatever they were doing and hurry to the militia rallying point agreed to before hand, at a minutes notice.