There he raised a small militia a few hundred in strength.

Early in 1912 they began forming small local militias.

Many of the settlements had created small militias to protect themselves against raids by Indian tribes.

They pay off the police and hire a small militia to find and kill Mud.

The korales had their own civil and military officials with a small militia.

Boss Tweed could have supported a small militia for what it cost to build the courthouse over a century ago.

In a few places they have organized small militias of farmers.

I'm trying to do something about that in my area, forming a small militia from the tenants who work the farm.

The Haganah during this period changed from being a small clandestine militia to a large military force.

Its small militia accounted for 16 of the dead in the ambush.