colonial militia

collocation in English

meaningsofcolonialandmilitia

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colonial
adjective
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/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/us
/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
relating to a colony ...
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militia
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/mɪˈlɪʃ.ə/us
/məˈlɪʃ.ə/
a military force whose members are trained soldiers but who often have ...
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(Definition ofcolonialandmilitiafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To review briefly the achievement of the 1980s, several works dramatically reshaped our understanding of thecolonialmilitia.
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To make matters worse, the war exposed the inadequacies of thecolonialmilitiasystem whereby most soldiers refused to serve outwith their areas or to accept proper military discipline.
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Two months later, men who had not joined the restoredcolonialmilitiacould have their property confiscated.
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Thecolonialmilitiawas quickly reinforced and the rebels had to pull back.
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Leverett was a popular leader of thecolonialmilitia, something that resulted in an unusual situation caused by the colony's militia laws.
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He continued to be active in thecolonialmilitia, and was promoted to colonel in 1711.
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Endecott, as a consolation, was given command of thecolonialmilitia, reporting to the governor.
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He would later become a captain in thecolonialmilitia.
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In order to provide a greater pool of available manpower, the oldcolonialmilitiaexemption list was revised.
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Colonialmilitiacompanies arriving from the north and east had converged at this point, and presented a clear numerical advantage over the regulars.
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He was apparently an earlycolonialmilitiacolonel.
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His father was a sergeant in thecolonialmilitiaand probably served in the rebel forces.
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Both attempts were made bycolonialmilitia, and were led by men inexperienced in siege warfare.
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Paraguayans were forced into thecolonialmilitiato serve extended tours of duty away from their homes, contributing to a severe labor shortage.
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Colonialmilitiaclaimants had to prove that they had been under fire.
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He was paroled soon after, and tried to blame his defeat on the failure of thecolonialmilitiato follow orders.
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In 1760, he was commissioned as lieutenant in thecolonialmilitia, a step up to the officer corps for a man most sources agree was likely illiterate.
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Bull served as acolonialmilitiaofficer and jail keeper.
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