The Minutemen (historical militia)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Minutemen_(historical_militia)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:New_England_colonies
gptkbp:commandStructure local militia leaders
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Minuteman_National_Historical_Park
statues and memorials
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded late 18th century
gptkbp:formedIn gptkb:Colonial_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Minutemen (historical militia)
gptkbp:influenced later American military traditions
gptkbp:knownFor readiness to fight at a minute's notice
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for modern National Guard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Minutemen
gptkbp:notableFor rapid mobilization
participation in Battles of Lexington and Concord
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Isaac_Davis
gptkb:Captain_John_Parker
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:partOf Colonial militia
gptkbp:recruitedFrom local colonial communities
gptkbp:role defense of colonial settlements
early resistance to British rule
gptkbp:symbolizes American patriotism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minutemen_(band)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7