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Jon Eric Ritzheimer (born October 31, 1983) is an American political activist. He is affiliated with the 3 Percenters and formerly associated with the Oath Keepers group, and has used social media to declare his opposition to Islam and the Bureau of Land Management.
The British Militia was the principal military reserve force of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Militia units were repeatedly raised in Great Britain during the Georgian era for internal security duties and to defend against external invasions. The Militia Act 1757, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain after the outbreak of the Seven Years ...
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Mustering in the "Hempstead Rifles," Arkansas Volunteers, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in 1861.. A militia (/ m ɪ ˈ l ɪ ʃ ə /) is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional and/or part-time soldiers; citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time ...
2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment, who served in the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War, 1898–1899; Oregon Mounted Volunteers, who served in the Rogue River Wars and other conflicts with Native Americans in the American West, active in the 1850s; Oregon Rangers, a short-lived militia, active 1844–1846
Fort Dalles was a United States Army outpost located on the Columbia River at the present location of The Dalles, Oregon, in the United States. Built when Oregon was a territory, the post was used mainly for dealing with wars with Native Americans. The post was first known as Camp Drum and then Fort Drum. [2]
Seymour's Regiment of Light Dragoons. 1st Battalion State Regiment, 1776–77. 1st Regiment of Militia, 1778–79. 2nd Regiment of Militia, 1776. 3rd Regiment of Foot, 1775. 3rd Regiment of Militia, 1776. 4th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76. 5th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76. 7th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76.
At 10,226 square miles (26,490 km 2) in size, the county is the largest in Oregon, and one of the largest in the United States; it is larger in area than six U.S. states. The county is the most sparsely populated in Oregon, with a population density of 0.72 per square mile (0.28/km 2).