Every man, woman, and qheuen of fighting age was away on militia duty, taking the swords and other weapons with them.

Your militia duties will be taken up by others.

Most male citizens of the American Colonies were required by law to own arms and ammunition for militia duty.

Others had gone into hiding in the mountains in order to avoid militia duty.

I'll authorize her transport, but she'll have to clear it with her militia duty".

All males sixteen or older were subject to militia duty.

And though a number of able-bodied white men remained available for service, many simply did not show up for militia duty.

His sister had left six months earlier, when militia duty was forced on her.

All men that could hire a substitute in the regiments now raising were exempted from militia duty.

The tything trained together for militia duty, a necessity on the frontier.