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Meanings of armed burghers in English

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Usage of armed burghers in English
1
All the outhouses in the neighbourhood were crowded with armed burghers in tatters.
On Commando
2
She walked about frequently, and was treated with civility by the armed burghers.
A Political Diary, 1828-1830, Volume II
3
The alarm bells were ringing now, and in a few minutes the armed burghers swarmed in the street.
In Freedom's Cause : A Story of Wallace and Bruce
4
He had but to follow and to find himself, as darkness fell, in the hands of the armed burghers.
The Petticoat Commando: Boer Women in Secret Service
5
In a few minutes the old gentleman emerged, guarded by four armed burghers, and passed rapidly into his carriage.
South African Memories / Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries...
6
Armed burghers came from every house, and barricades were hastily thrown up across every one of the narrow streets leading to the square.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 30: 1579-80
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