From: Dave Ball (vought@msn.com)
Date: Wed Sep 11 2002 - 11:48:10 PDT
> Not quite correct - The 13 Colonies had a regular Army recruited under the
> auspices of the Committee of Safety (starting in 1775) and subsequently
the
> Continental Congress.
Where did the Continental Army come from and what did the British and most
of the world recognize them as?
How was the army formed?
And the leader of this army (General) received his appointment and training
at what academy? Any previous military service?
If the British had defeated the uprising by the British subjects in the
thirteen colonies what would the Continental Armies officers had been hanged
for?
And the militia would all go home and go back to farming and paying taxes to
the British.
Luckily this did not happen.
In general an army made up of citizens is a Militia regardless of what they
call themselves.
I believe(my opinion) That the Idea of a Continental Army was the first step
in forming a new government and the first step in the creation of our
country the United States of America.
By doing this our fore fathers brought together a rabble and began attacking
as one with the combined efforts of all the 13 militias.
they called the combined Militias the Continental Army.
The Militias won the right to be recognized as an Army by the world when
they defeated the British not before.
Dave
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> "....At the time the Second Amendment was written the Militia from
thirteen
> colonies had just defeated and removed an unjust government from control
of
> there lands and individual rights."
>
> Not quite correct - The 13 Colonies had a regular Army recruited under the
> auspices of the Committee of Safety (starting in 1775) and subsequently
the
> Continental Congress. The militia was recruited locally by a colony to
> defend its territory. A number of militia recruits from each colony were
> regularly rotated for a few months' duration into the Continental Army for
> training and reinforcing the regular Army. These were called "the militia
> levies". This doesn't detract from the contribution of the militia to the
> overall effort of getting rid of the British rule here, but in most cases
> they we not up to the professional level of the regular Continental Army.
In
> many cases the militia fought bravely, especially when the campaign was on
> their home turf.
>
> "......The 2nd amendment was written to empower the citizens of the United
> States
> to protect themselves should this occur again anytime in future history 10
> years or a 1000."
>
> This is correct..
>
>
> Meir Bendror,
>
> Member, 3rd NY Regiment of 1775, Brigade of the American Revolution (BAR)
>
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