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“Domari
Nolo”
is Latin for "I will not be subjugated". It was the
regimental motto of the First Continental Regiment. It was a rifle
battalion that was formed by the Continental Congress in response to the
Lexington/Concord engagements. The members were from what is now south
central Pa., primarily what is now York, Adams, Franklin and Bedford
Counties. They were a rifle unit.
To get
into the unit you had to be able to consistently hold an 8" group at 200
yards while moving from one location to another. They served with
Washington from July of 1775 to the end of the war. They were always
between Washington's forces and the enemy, whether the army was
advancing or they were covering the armies retreat. They were known for
their exceptional skill, loyalty to one another, loyalty to the cause of
independence and their fierce personal independence.
The
surnames of the members of the regiment are in the current phone books
for the same counties from which they came. Members of the Team share
those surnames and are descendants of those regimental members. Team
members share many of the same attributes of those men who used “Domari
Nolo” as their motto. |
