trainband

• Sustantivo histórico que designa una unidad de milicia local en Inglaterra o América entre los siglos XVI y XVIII.

A historical noun referring to a company of militia in England or America from the 16th to the 18th century.

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   A company of citizen soldiers organized for local defense in England and America from the 16th to the 18th century.

   Compañía de milicia ciudadana

   • The trainband was called to defend the town against the invading army.
   • Many young men served in the local trainband during the colonial period.
   • The trainband drilled every Sunday afternoon on the village green.