New Jersey militia
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The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Jersey militia canonical | 5 |
| Essex County militia | 1 |
| Monmouth County militia | 1 |
| Sussex County militia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1264058 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: New Jersey militia Context triple: [Battle of Princeton, hasParticipant, New Jersey militia]
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Pennsylvania militia
The Pennsylvania militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that provided local defense and support to the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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Maryland militia
The Maryland militia was a state-based citizen-soldier force that provided local defense and participated in key engagements, including during the War of 1812.
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C.
Massachusetts state militia
The Massachusetts state militia was a state-organized military force that, in the early 20th century, was frequently deployed to maintain order and protect industrial interests during labor disputes and civil unrest.
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D.
New England colonial militias
New England colonial militias were locally organized citizen-soldier forces in the American colonies that provided community defense and formed the backbone of early Revolutionary War military resistance.
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E.
Illinois militia
The Illinois militia was a state military force in the early 19th century that organized and deployed volunteer soldiers for frontier defense and conflicts such as the Black Hawk War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New Jersey militia Target entity description: The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Pennsylvania militia
The Pennsylvania militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that provided local defense and support to the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Maryland militia
The Maryland militia was a state-based citizen-soldier force that provided local defense and participated in key engagements, including during the War of 1812.
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C.
Massachusetts state militia
The Massachusetts state militia was a state-organized military force that, in the early 20th century, was frequently deployed to maintain order and protect industrial interests during labor disputes and civil unrest.
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D.
New England colonial militias
New England colonial militias were locally organized citizen-soldier forces in the American colonies that provided community defense and formed the backbone of early Revolutionary War military resistance.
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E.
Illinois militia
The Illinois militia was a state military force in the early 19th century that organized and deployed volunteer soldiers for frontier defense and conflicts such as the Black Hawk War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial militia
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 17th century ⓘ |
| activeUntil | late 18th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain (before 1776)
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
State of New Jersey (after 1776)
United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
under New Jersey governor
ⓘ
under county militia officers ⓘ |
| composedOf |
citizen-soldiers
ⓘ
male inhabitants of New Jersey ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
American colonial wars ⓘ French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| country | Province of New Jersey ⓘ |
| duty |
emergency mobilization
ⓘ
short-term active service ⓘ |
| garrisoned | local towns and villages in New Jersey ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
New Jersey militia laws
ⓘ
provincial legislation ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Monmouth
ⓘ
Battle of Princeton ⓘ Battle of Trenton ⓘ local skirmishes throughout New Jersey ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| organizedAs |
county regiments
ⓘ
local companies ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Jersey Volunteers
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey provincial military forces
|
| recruitment | compulsory service for eligible males ⓘ |
| role |
guarding supply lines
ⓘ
local defense ⓘ protection of settlements ⓘ skirmishing with British and Loyalist forces ⓘ support of Continental Army operations ⓘ suppression of Loyalist activity ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Bergen County militia
ⓘ
Burlington County militia ⓘ Cape May County militia ⓘ Cumberland County militia ⓘ New Jersey militia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Essex County militia
Gloucester County militia ⓘ Hunterdon County militia ⓘ Middlesex County militia ⓘ New Jersey militia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Monmouth County militia
Morris County militia ⓘ Salem County militia ⓘ Somerset County militia ⓘ New Jersey militia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sussex County militia
Warren County militia ⓘ |
| supported | Continental Army ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolutionary period
colonial era ⓘ |
| training | periodic musters and drills ⓘ |
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Subject: New Jersey militia Description of subject: The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.