Defend yourself

[ctmarco3]

I am new to the colonization game, I have played Civ III, IV, and Revolution extensively, however colonization seems to be very different. So far I am enjoying myself, but I really don't know what I am doing. Among other thing, one question I have is how to make soldiers to defend myself. I am pretty sure I need guns, but other than that I have no idea.
Is there instructions somewhere?

[KrafT]

You can purchase/recruit veteran soldiers from Europe. Put them in the garrison of a colony and fortify them. You can also take any other colonist, give him guns, and he's a soldier. If you add horses to the veteran or otherwise, you can also make dragoons.

[Etherdeath]

What's Revolution - is that a Civ game I missed?