The militias led raids into Native American territory that destroyed their crops and their towns on the eastern side of the mountains, mostly ending their attacks.
A militia (/ml/) is typically an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need. This is in contrast to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel or, historically, to members of a warrior-nobility class. Instead of launching independent offensive campaigns, militias frequently support regular troops by engaging in skirmishing, maintaining fortifications, or engaging in irregular warfare because they are typically unable to hold territory against regular forces. Local civil laws that frequently prohibit militia members from serving outside of their home region and for an extended period of time limit their ability to participate in long-term military campaigns, which further reduces their usefulness.
forces involved in protective defense work or operations.
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