Minutemen

E1949
colonial militia historical group military organization

The Minutemen were colonial militia members in Revolutionary-era New England, renowned for their ability to mobilize at a moment’s notice and for playing a key role in the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Minutemen canonical 6
Bear Flaggers 1
Massachusetts Minutemen 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial militia ⓘ
historical group ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
activeIn Connecticut Colony ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
New England ⓘ
Province of New Hampshire ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
associatedWith Continental Army ⓘ
surface form: Continental Army (early support)

Patriot cause ⓘ
commandStructure local militia officers ⓘ
commemoratedBy Minute Man National Historical Park ⓘ
country Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
disbandedAfter formation of the Continental Army ⓘ
formedAsResponseTo Intolerable Acts ⓘ
increasing British military presence in Massachusetts ⓘ
hasCharacteristic civilian soldiers ⓘ
lightly equipped ⓘ
locally based companies ⓘ
ready to fight at a minute’s notice ⓘ
trained militia ⓘ
volunteer force ⓘ
influencedBy growing colonial resistance to British rule ⓘ
tensions over taxation without representation ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legacy commemorated by monuments in Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ
commemorated by monuments in Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
symbol of citizen-soldier ideal in the United States ⓘ
notableFor participation in the Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ
participation in the Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
rapid mobilization ⓘ
role in opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
symbol of American patriotism ⓘ
opposedTo British colonial authorities ⓘ
British regular army ⓘ
organizedBy local colonial governments ⓘ
town committees of safety ⓘ
partOf New England colonial militias ⓘ
recruitmentFrom artisans ⓘ
local farmers ⓘ
property-owning males ⓘ
tradesmen ⓘ
roleIn Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Siege of Boston ⓘ
early stages of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
American Revolutionary War ⓘ
trainingLevel higher than average colonial militia ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battles of Lexington and Concord → belligerent → Minutemen ⓘ
Minuteman companies → hasPart → Minutemen ⓘ
Minute Man National Historical Park → commemorates → Minutemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: colonial militia (Minutemen)
Minute Man National Historical Park → namedAfter → Minutemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minutemen of the American Revolution
North Bridge → associatedWith → Minutemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minute Men
Patriots → hasPart → Minutemen ⓘ
The Minute Man statue → commemorates → Minutemen ⓘ
subject surface form: The Minute Man
this entity surface form: Minutemen of the American Revolutionary War
Minuteman Bikeway → namedAfter → Minutemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Minutemen
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen → teamName → Minutemen ⓘ
Bear Flag Revolt → participant → Minutemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bear Flaggers
Battle of Menotomy → combatant → Minutemen ⓘ
North Bridge skirmish → combatant → Minutemen ⓘ