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But the rebels mounted a formidable defense at both sites, aided by the “rapid-reaction force” of minutemen like Strong, who helped spread the word of a British expedition and save valuable assets, Stoltz said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023

The first minutemen were civilians who independently organized during the American Revolutionary War.

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2020

Together they trudged toward the North Bridge, where the minutemen first faced British soldiers at the start of the Revolutionary War.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2019

In New Hampshire, minutemen took over Fort William and Mary and confiscated weapons and cannons there.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

By morning the hills from Charlestown to Roxbury were black with minutemen, and Boston was in a state of siege.

From A Brief History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach