Their "war" went back to Queen Anne's War, or the War of Spanish Succession ~ and that of their French neighbors ~ some of them at least ~ went back to the French and Indian War.
These people were soldiers, or the sons and grandsons of soldiers in those wars where the rights of Americans had been imperiled.
When Clark liberated the area the Spanish militiamen grabbed their Spanish flag and marched on Fort St. Joseph on the St. Joseph River far to the North and liberated it.
The old White Coats and their sons formed their own militia and signed up with Clark.
When America is imperiled REAL AMERICANS sign up with the forces of righteousness and freedom ~ they don't give in to Hair Buyer Harris.
Amen. I'm not giving Neville Chamberlain my vote out of fear of Hitler. I want Churchill, dammit, and if he's not available, then by God I'll stand with my brothers and sisters and tell the devil to Bring It!