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War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars, the films included here are films set in the period from 1775 or at the beginning of the Age of Revolution and until various Empires hit roadblock in 1914, after lengthy arms race for several years.
Hence the minute-men became a body distinct from the rest of the militia, and, by being more devoted to military exercises, they acquired skill in the use of arms. More attention than formerly was likewise bestowed on the training and drilling of militia. [9] The need for efficient minuteman companies was illustrated by the Powder Alarm of 1774 ...
The towns of Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts, are the site of Minute Man National Historical Park, a park governed by the National Park Service. [1] The most highly attended event in the park is the annual reenactment of the first shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, [2] performed by the Lexington Minute Men Company and His Majesty's Tenth Regiment of Foot.
In the battle which followed, Prince Estabrook was wounded on Lexington Green. Through circumstances and destiny, he thus became the first black soldier to fight in the American Revolution. -- This monument is dedicated to the memory of Prince Estabrook and the thousands of other courageous black patriots long denied the recognition they deserve.
Isaac Davis (February 23, 1745 – April 19, 1775) was a gunsmith and a militia officer who commanded a company of Minutemen from Acton, Massachusetts, during the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. In the months leading up to the Revolution, Davis set unusually high standards for his company in terms of equipment, training, and ...
On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and William Dawes left Boston to warn of the British troops coming to capture the colony's supply of arms and powder at Concord, and possibly arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who were staying in Lexington. Revere and Dawes set off a chain reaction of other alarm riders, who fanned out across ...
The Culpeper militia next participated in the Battle of Great Bridge in December 1775. The battle was a complete American victory. There were accounts of the battle that suggested the British were unnerved by the reputation of the frontiersmen. [citation needed] The Culpeper Minutemen disbanded in January 1776 under orders from the Committee of ...
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) Brave Warrior (1952), fictionalised Battle of Tippecanoe; Arrowhead (1953) Seminole (1953), Rock Hudson stars as an American officer who must battle his former friend, the Seminole war chief, Osceola, played by Anthony Quinn. 7th Cavalry (1953) The Battle of Rogue River (1954) Apache (1954) The Indian Fighter (1955)