I can whip this ragtag crew into shape pretty quickly. The ragtag band impressed all who were present.
One definition is: A ragtag army is a disreputable or disorganized group.
There is no anagram. The letters can spell "this gag arm" or "ragtag shim."
I assume the phrase refers to the Colonial army. As the war progressed the army became better trained and somewhat better equipped, but perhaps "ragtag" still applied. They were certainly a band of rebels.
This was because at that time, the colonies had no professional full-time army to do battle; it was made up of civilian volunteers, most farmers and uneducated.
His novel is a ragtag, piecemeal work.
We must unite our ragtag forces if we are to succeed against the imperialist army!
The national team is called Team Canada.
The other team is called the receiving team. Very simple. The captains of both teams meet by the referee and the referee flips a coin. The team that called the right side gets to choose. The team that decides to receive is called the receiving team. The team that serves is called the serving team.
team Switzerland
It is called drill team.
The men's team is called the Kookaburras. The women's team is called the Hockeyroos.