Even though many of them were untried cadets or untrained militia, they were highly motivated, well-equipped troops supported by tanks and heavy artillery.

The instant panic that ensued among the untrained militia was a disaster.

Faced with such opposition, Van Horne ordered a retreat, whereupon the untrained American militia scattered in a panic.

The decreased presence of Union troops in the West left behind untrained militias; hostile tribes used the opportunity to attack settlers.

The combatants on both sides were untrained militia, few if any in uniform.

Even if the Confederate army outnumbered the Habsburgs, they were an untrained militia against a force of well-equipped and trained knights.

The sight of the oncoming disciplined Redcoats, bayonets glistening, rattled the untrained militia.

Hard-core Sandinista guerrillas numbered perhaps 2,000 to 3,000; untrained popular militias and foreign supporters added several thousand more to this total.

The decreased presence of Union troops in the West left behind untrained militias which encouraged native uprisings and skirmishes with settlers.

As he hesitated, the Confederacy and Union moved two forces toward each other, mostly of untrained or poorly trained militias.