Minuteman
In weaponry, a US three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of about 8,000 km/5,000 mi. In US history the term was applied to members of the citizens' militia in the 1770s. These volunteer soldiers had pledged to be available for battle at a ‘minute's notice’ during the American Revolution.
| The first contest of the war was between Minutemen and British troops, at Lexington. |
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