| 单词 | liberty volunteers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLiberty Volunteers Liberty Volunteers n. (also with lower-case initial in second element) now historical any of various volunteer groups or militias formed to promote or defend liberty. ΚΠ 1779 London Chron. 4–7 Sept. 230/1 Yesterday at a meeting of the Independent Liberty Volunteers, they unanimously elected Sir Edward Newenham..their Colonel.] 1780 Whitehall Evening-post 20–22 Jan. The Knight, on obtaining a considerable fortune at the death of his aunt, gave a superb breakfast to the Liberty volunteers. 1902 Southwestern Hist. Q. 5 349 When the first troops were raised he, in command of the ‘Liberty Volunteers’, joined the army which, under Stephen F. Austin, was marching on Bexar. 1992 Dublin Hist. Rec. 46 23 Sir Edward Newenham was in command of the Liberty Volunteers which was estimated at 180 men. < as lemmas |
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