Plymouth Colony militia

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The Plymouth Colony militia was the armed citizen force of the Plymouth Colony in 17th-century New England, responsible for local defense and participation in regional conflicts such as King Philip's War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial militia
military organization
alliedWith Connecticut Colony militia
linked to: Connecticut militia

Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
New Haven Colony militia
commander Myles Standish
commandStructure officers elected or appointed from colonists
conflict Anglo–Native American conflicts in New England
King Philip's War
Pequot War
early Anglo–Dutch tensions in New England
continent North America
country Plymouth Colony
dissolutionCause merger of Plymouth Colony into Province of Massachusetts Bay
dissolvedOrAbolished 1691
duty mandatory service for able-bodied men
endTime 1691
equipment flintlock muskets
matchlock muskets
pikes
powder and shot
swords
garrisonDuty fortified meetinghouses
palisaded towns
garrisoned Plymouth Colony frontier settlements
linked to: Plymouth Colony
headquartersLocation Plymouth
historicalRegion Colonial New England
language English
legacy precursor to Massachusetts colonial militia system
legalBasis Plymouth Colony laws and ordinances
location New England
memberOf United Colonies of New England military arrangements
militaryBranch land forces
militaryStructure company-based organization
notableCommander Myles Standish
notableEvent participation in the Great Swamp Fight of 1675
operatedInCentury 17th century
opposedTo Narragansett forces during King Philip's War
Wampanoag forces during King Philip's War
other Native American coalitions in southern New England
partOf Plymouth Colony government
linked to: Plymouth Colony
primaryRole frontier protection
local defense
participation in regional conflicts
recruitment male settlers of military age
religiousContext Puritan and Separatist colonial society
startTime 1620s
training periodic musters and drills

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Great Swamp Fight combatant Plymouth Colony militia
Thomas Hinckley memberOf Council of War of Plymouth Colony
linked to: Plymouth Colony militia
Great Swamp Massacre combatant Plymouth Colony militia