As the British party arrived, they came under fire from the militia.
He retired from the militia in 1824 with the rank of major.
The evolution from several underground militias to a state army is not simple.
There were people in blue uniforms, from the militia, with black masks on their faces.
The troops advanced steadily again and there was no more resistance from the militia.
Despite the city's pleas for assistance from the militia, they were denied.
It would not have saved them from the militia.
Why would a chief investigator run from the militia?
He grinned when asked if he was from the militia.
A similar incident a few days later, though without injury or death, prompted a reaction from the white militia in the area.