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To: cripplecreek

The forces who beat the British at Concord were not disorganized. Every town militia met regularly for drill, and had elected officers. Moreover they were backed by a corps of Minute Men, who were trained to the level of professional soldiers. They had a unified regional command structure and political organization that became the nucleus of the Continental Army.


33 posted on 11/03/2013 12:46:18 PM PST by Hugin
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To: Hugin

My ancestor who was 70 years old at the Battle of Bunker Hill was with no unit. He came 40 miles with his son to blast the British -son was in no unit. Their in-law Prescott was the only member of the family in a military unit.

My 7 ancestors at the Battle of Saratoga II were farmers with no units-= They just rushed to Saratoga with their pitchforks and muskets coz they heard they Johnny was stuck in a rut and his Hessians rear guards got their butts beat by ragtags.
My ancestors who were seniors picked off the British on their way back from Concord on road ambushes- they were with no military units, just farmers who could make a squirrel lose his nuts at 200 yards `n nothin else.
Better go `n read your genealogies and family bibles and them DAR books.


64 posted on 11/03/2013 3:56:56 PM PST by bunkerhill7 ((("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.)))
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