they have suggested that the defeat was a result of “British mistakes.” However‚ I agree with John Shy’s argument that the colonial militia was critical to the American victory in the Revolutionary War‚ as he explained in “The American Revolution: The Military Conflict Considered as a Revolutionary War.” The British government underestimated the revolutionary militia‚ but not without reason. They were untrained civilians and even George Washington found them annoying and criticized them not only
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Maximilian Kolbe From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search St. Maximilian Kolbe‚ O.F.M. Conv. Fr.Maximilian Kolbe 1939.jpg Apostle of Consecration to Mary Religious‚ priest and martyr Born 8 January 1894[1] Zduńska Wola‚ Kingdom of Poland‚ Russian Empire Died 14 August 1941 (aged 47) Auschwitz concentration camp‚ General Government‚ Third Reich (Nazi-occupied Poland) Honored in Roman Catholic Church‚ Lutheran Church‚ Anglican Church
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had four male children by the names of Robert‚ Edward‚ William‚ and Thomas. Unluckily‚ Lincoln’s descendants ended too soon‚ Robert was his only son that made it to adulthood and has his own children. Lincoln served as captain in the Illinois militia during the Black Hawk war. Then he decided to become a lawyer‚ he studied by reading several law books on his own. Later he was elected president the southern states followed South Carolina and decided to secede from the union. They believed that
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challenges the general view of militia/civilian relationships‚ she argues that governments have the ability and quite often control over militia behavior in civil wars. A number of governments make tactical decisions about whether to use violence against civilians‚ this inspirers both conventional military forces and militia forces to target civilians or restraining regular military forces and militia forces from attacking civilians. Stanton believes that if a militia is recruited from a community
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The Right to Bear Arms Introduction The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution reads‚ "A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed." ("Second Amendment to the United States Constitution"). Today‚ the interpretation of the amendment has polarized the American people among two different views (Greenslade‚ 2004). Those opposed to private ownership of firearms agrue that there
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of each state and the territories of Guam‚ of the Virgin Islands‚ and of Puerto Rico‚ as well as of the District of Columbia‚ for a total of 54 separate organizations. All members of the National Guard of the United States are also members of the militia of the United States as defined by 10 U.S.C. § 311. National Guard units are under the dual control of the state and the federal government. The majority of National Guard soldiers and airmen hold a civilian job full-time while serving part-time
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policeman‚ Heller‚ applied to register his handgun and requested to keep it at home‚ however‚ his request was denied resulting in a lawsuit by the plaintiff. The Washington‚ D.C. Court of Appeals then held that the Second Amendment applied to only militias. The U.S. Court of Appeals then held that the Second Amendment protects the plaintiffs right and the right of any individual to posses a firearm like that of the plaintiffs. The Respondents then urged the court to review the case in order clearly
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wrote the Second Amendment as “A well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed." The argument that has lasted for centuries begins with the first part “A well regulated militia”. Over the years‚ many of the nation’s supreme courts have ruled in a lot of different ways. The definition of a well regulated militia means to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union‚ suppress insurrections
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governor of Massachusetts‚ General Thomas Gage‚ began moving to secure the colony’s military supplies to keep them from the patriot militias. His proceedings received official consent on April 14‚ 1775‚ when orders arrived from the secretary of State the Earl of Dartmouth‚ commanding him to disarm the rebellious militias and to arrest key colonial leaders. Believing the militia to be hoarding supplies at Concord‚ Gage made plans for part of his force to march and occupy the town. Gage gave secret instructions
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the 2nd Amendment. For example‚ citizens that want to protect the individual’s right to possess a firearm concentration on the “right to bear arms” portion. While those concerned with communal responsibilities put emphasis on the “well-regulated militia” phrase to further implement restrictive gun laws. Although‚ both sides have a numerous amount of countless reasons for why they believe the 2nd Amendment exist‚ there is always a better argument. So‚ after reviewing what each side says‚ a final verdict
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