EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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British soldiers ready for battle
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British soldiers unprepared for battle
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Continental soldiers unprepared for battle
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Continental soldiers ready for battle
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Minutemen was a militant anti-Communist organization in the early 1960s. The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps was a militant anti-Mexican immigrants volunteer group formed in 2005.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Minutemen were a specialized group of colonial militias (non-professional soldiers) trained to be ready in a minute’s notice to ride and warn locals about British movements during the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lexington and the Minutemen These Colonial militias had originally been organized to defend settlers from civil unrest and attacks by French or Native Americans. Selected members of the militia were called minutemen because they could be ready to fight in a minute’s time.
Detailed explanation-4: -They used several tactics such as fight and retreat, the lantern system, ambushes, and alarm and muster. Most of these tactics surprised the British army during the Revolutionary War, thereby helping in their defeat. Some famous Minutemen include Paul Revere and George Rogers Clark August.