<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ibutho lokuqala laseDelaware lamiswa lapho abahlali baseSweden behloma ukuze bavikele iFort Christina ngaleso sikhathi eyayiyindawo yokuhlala yaseSweden kubahlaseli abangamaDashi. Ngesikhathi seMpi Yenkululeko yaseMelika, iDelaware yakhulisa amayunithi amaningi amabutho asekela uhlangothi lwePatriot empini. Empini ka-1812, wonke amayunithi amavolontiya aseDelaware abhekana nempi eLewes, lapho kwakhiwa khona iningi lamandla aqhuba i-British naval squadron efuna ukulawula uMfula iDelaware. Naphezu kokuvinjelwa uhulumeni wesifundazwe ekuqaleni kwamabutho amavolontiya eMpini yaseMexico naseMelika, iqembu lamavolontiya elalakhiwa eDelaware laliyokhonza ezimpini zaseContreras,  <response>: I-Cherubusco, iMolino del Rey, neChapultepec, yalahlekelwa amadoda amaningi kangangokuthi leli butho laqanjwa ngokuthi I-11 Elichwazayo. Phakathi neMpi Yombango YaseMelika, iDelaware yayizokhulisa amayunithi amaningi ukusekela inhloso yeNhlangano. Ngesikhathi seMpi yaseSpain-American, i-1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry yahlanganiswa nenkonzo yombuso kodwa ayizange isetshenziswe phesheya. Ngokudlula koMthetho Wezempi ka-1903, wonke amayunithi ombutho wezempi wesifundazwe ahlanganiswa waba yiNational Guard yase-United States, ngokuyinhloko aguqula amabutho ezempi esifundazwe asuka emandleni axhaswe futhi alawulwa nguhulumeni aya engxenyeni yokugcina yezempi yombuso. 