Commander-in-Chief, North America

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British Army position military command

Commander-in-Chief, North America was the senior British military command responsible for overseeing and directing British Army operations in North America during the 18th century, particularly in the period leading up to and during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America	3
Commander in Chief in North America	1
Commander of the Forces in North America	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army position ⓘ military command ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	British America ⓘ surface form: British North America Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American War of Independence Seven Years' War ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War Seven Years' War ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
endTime	late 18th century ⓘ
followedBy	British Army command structures in post-1783 Canada ⓘ regional British Army commands in Canada ⓘ
governs	British Army operations in North America ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ surface form: Commander in Chief in North America Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ surface form: Commander of the Forces in North America
hasAuthorityOver	British military governors in North America ⓘ British regular regiments in North America ⓘ provincial units in British service in North America ⓘ
hasMainRole	coordination of British garrisons in North America ⓘ overall command of British land forces in North America ⓘ planning and directing military operations in North America ⓘ strategic oversight of frontier defenses in North America ⓘ
hasNotableCommander	Edward Braddock ⓘ Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester ⓘ Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst ⓘ Henry Clinton ⓘ surface form: Sir Henry Clinton Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ⓘ Thomas Gage ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century military history ⓘ colonial era ⓘ
locationOfHeadquarters	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston Halifax ⓘ surface form: Halifax, Nova Scotia New York City ⓘ Quebec City ⓘ
partOf	British Armed Forces ⓘ British Army ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination with Royal Navy commanders in North American waters ⓘ defense of British colonial possessions in North America ⓘ implementation of British military policy in North America ⓘ logistics and supply of British forces in North America ⓘ
significantEvent	British colonial authorities in Quebec ⓘ surface form: British military administration of Quebec after 1763 British occupation of New York City ⓘ
startTime	18th century ⓘ
subordinateTo	UK government ⓘ surface form: British government Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (Great Britain) Secretary at War ⓘ surface form: Secretary at War (Great Britain)
usedLanguage	English ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commander-in-Chief, North America → hasAlternativeName → Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander in Chief in North America

Commander-in-Chief, North America → hasAlternativeName → Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander of the Forces in North America

Henry Clinton → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ

Thomas Gage → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ

William Howe → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America

Margaret Kemble Gage → spousePosition → Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America