New Jersey Volunteers
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The New Jersey Volunteers were a Loyalist provincial military unit that fought alongside British forces during the American Revolutionary War, primarily composed of colonists from New Jersey who opposed independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Volunteers canonical | 1 |
| New Jersey provincial military forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1925927 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Jersey Volunteers Context triple: [Loyalist provincial corps, notableUnit, New Jersey Volunteers]
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A.
New Jersey militia
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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B.
Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades
The Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades were units of the Continental Army composed of soldiers from Maryland and New Jersey that fought in key engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
New York militia
The New York militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force composed of local volunteers who defended New York during conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
New Hampshire Militia
The New Hampshire Militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force from New Hampshire that played a key role in the Revolutionary War, notably through units led by figures such as John Stark.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Jersey Volunteers Target entity description: The New Jersey Volunteers were a Loyalist provincial military unit that fought alongside British forces during the American Revolutionary War, primarily composed of colonists from New Jersey who opposed independence.
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A.
New Jersey militia
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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B.
Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades
The Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades were units of the Continental Army composed of soldiers from Maryland and New Jersey that fought in key engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
New York militia
The New York militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force composed of local volunteers who defended New York during conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
New Hampshire Militia
The New Hampshire Militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force from New Hampshire that played a key role in the Revolutionary War, notably through units led by figures such as John Stark.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British provincial regiment
ⓘ
Loyalist provincial corps ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1776–1783 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Crown
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Skinners
ⓘ
Skinner’s Greens ⓘ |
| commander | Brigadier General Cortlandt Skinner ⓘ |
| composedOf | Loyalist colonists from New Jersey ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain ⓘ |
| disbanded | circa 1783 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
raids against Patriot forces in New Jersey
ⓘ
skirmishes along the New Jersey–New York frontier ⓘ |
| fateOfMembers |
many evacuated with British forces at the end of the war
ⓘ
many resettled in British North America after the war ⓘ |
| garrison | Staten Island ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British provincial forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Cortlandt Skinner ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ Southern colonies ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ |
| opposed | American independence ⓘ |
| partOf | British provincial establishment in North America ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Province of New Jersey ⓘ |
| rankOfCommander | brigadier general ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Loyalist ⓘ |
| size | several battalions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Jersey Volunteers Description of subject: The New Jersey Volunteers were a Loyalist provincial military unit that fought alongside British forces during the American Revolutionary War, primarily composed of colonists from New Jersey who opposed independence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Jersey provincial military forces