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From earliest colonial times every man in the colonies was a member of the militia from the age of 18 to 60. Tensions grew in the year or so before actual warfare broke out in the spring of 1775, especially in the area around Boston. Colonels of the militia regiments formed "Minute Companies" from among their commands, usually the younger, more physically fit men, who were to be ready to drop whatever they were doing and take their arms and equipment to a predesignated rendezvous, at a minutes notice. Hence Minutemen, a kind of rapid reaction force.
They promised to be ready in a minute's notice.
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What was the name of the soldiers in the colonial army who could be called on in an emergency?
That was the Minutemen!
Where was the first fight between the American minutemen and the British soldiers?
lexington
What did American soldiers call themselves during the revolution?
Revolutionaries or Minutemen(supposedly because they were ready in a minute)
Are minutemen a group of soldiers?
Yes
Where did the first clash between the American minutemen and British soldiers occur?
the fighting started at Lexington and ended in Concord Massachusetts
What were the American soldiers called who fought at lexington and concord Begins with an M?
minutemen
What was the nickname given to the colonial soldiers in the american revolution?
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.
What was the name of the soldiers in the colonial army who could be called on in an emergency?
That was the Minutemen!
What were the spanish soldiers who conqured the Americans called?
minutemen
Where was the first fight between the American minutemen and the British soldiers?
lexington
What were the citizen soldiers of 1776 called?
The minutemen, or a town's militia.
Why was British soldiers and minutemen fighting so important?
It officially started the American Revolution.
What were citizen soldiers ready to fight on short notice called?
Minute Men
What nickname did the patriots give to the British soldiers is Minutemen?
British soldiers were also called lobsterbacks because of their red uniforms. Some patriots were known as minutemen because of how quickly the could prepare for battle.
Nickname given to American soldiers during the revolutionary war because they were ready to fight the british on a moment's notice?
They were called the "Minute Men"
What did American soldiers call themselves during the revolution?
Revolutionaries or Minutemen(supposedly because they were ready in a minute)
Are minutemen a group of soldiers?
Yes
