THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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A british soldier
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A colonial soldiers who could be ready in an hour
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A colonial soldier who could be ready in a minute
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A horse
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Detailed explanation-1: -Generally, minute companies were comprised of young citizen-soldiers, 30 years of age or younger, who were quick, agile, and kept ready for deployment “in a minute’s notice.” Like most militia forces, they were armed and equipped at their own expense.
Detailed explanation-2: -They were known for being ready at a minute’s notice, hence the name. Minutemen provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that enabled the colonies to respond immediately to military threats. They were an evolution from the prior colonial rapid-response units.
Detailed explanation-3: -minuteman, in U.S. history, an American Revolution militiaman who agreed to be ready for military duty “at a minute’s warning.”
Detailed explanation-4: -One Minuteman, Paul Revere, was sent to warn the people of Concord, who moved the weapons and supplies. On April 18, Paul Revere and another Minuteman, William Dawes, were sent again to warn towns about more British movement.