The Illinois Army National Guard was originally formed in 1712 as a colonial French militia.

A colonial militia from Richmond County, Virginia hunted down and captured 49 Nanzaticos and tried them for murder.

At the same time, New Spain created a colonial militia in Latin America, consisting of mestizos there.

Allende had acquired military training when Mexico established a colonial militia; Hidalgo had no military training at all.

For a description of the involvement of other colonial militia in King Philip's War, refer to the sections on the 181st Infantry (above).

They were adopted, including a resolution to create colonial militia.

Along with Francis Nicholson, Vetch travelled to Boston in 1709 to raise colonial militia and supplies.

This battery was manned by British Army regulars, as well as colonial militia until the mid-19th century.

As the British Colonies developed, colonial militias would develop out of this tradition.

But after the peace of 1763, however, colonial militias were quickly stood down.