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minutemen in the American Revolution, colonial militiamen or armed citizens who agreed to turn out for service at a minute's notice. The term minutemen is used especially for the men who were enrolled (1774) for such service by the Massachusetts provincial congress. These were "the embattled farmers" who fought against the British at Lexington and Concord.

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minutemen Local militia units in the American Revolution. The first such units formed in Massachusetts in 1774, and minutemen took part in the opening battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775.

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minutemen American Revolutionary militiamen ready at a minute's notice to take up arms in defence of their property or country. Minutemen distinguished themselves in local short-term skirmishes and guerrilla actions such as LEXINGTON AND CONCORD, but proved so unreliable in long campaigns and pitched battles that George WASHINGTON turned to long-term recruits. The Second Amendment to the CONSTITUTION OF THE USA, guaranteeing the right to bear arms, is said to owe its enactment to the “minuteman philosophy”.

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