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Well, it is stated that the Breelanders did not have any kind of military. The Breelanders also mistrusted the Rangers. The Rangers protected them, but the Breelanders did not know this. I find it doubtful they would work together. The Rangers were kind of like the guardians of Eriador. They were definitely not the full population, they were a kind of spec ops that were charged with guarding the lands of Arnor. The Dunedain had guards in their villages in the Angle and Emyn Uial, but they were Dunedain themselves. Only during the time of Arnor were militiamen drawn from Bree and other tows.

Here is a great essay by renowned Tolkien scholar Michael Martinez that gives a more in-depth explanation of the issue.

http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2012/03/13/of-thegns-and-kings-and-rangers-and-things