If You're A Minuteman …

A new series from Security n Cigars

So, I already wrote the first post of the series without realizing it. Go check out If You’re A Minuteman, You Need A Musket if you haven’t seen it already. But now, as I think about it, I think this will be a series of posts.

Historically the Minuteman was the elite of the Colonial Militia in the American colonies. All able bodied men (with some exceptions, like indentured servants and slaves) were members of the militia and could be called upon to defend their colony at need. Or to fight in wars outside the colony’s borders as had happened several times during the wars of the British with the French and the Indian tribes.

However, the Minutemen were special within the Militia. They were the quick reaction force that could assemble in just a few minutes in order to repel attack and defend the local community. They were younger and more fit than th…