Loyal American Regiment
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The Loyal American Regiment was a British provincial unit composed of American Loyalists who fought against the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Loyal American Regiment canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1925928 — 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: Loyal American Regiment Context triple: [Loyalist provincial corps, notableUnit, Loyal American Regiment]
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A.
King’s Royal Regiment of New York
The King’s Royal Regiment of New York was a Loyalist provincial military unit raised during the American Revolutionary War, composed largely of American colonists who fought on the side of the British Crown.
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B.
Queen's Rangers
The Queen's Rangers were a Loyalist provincial military unit in the American Revolutionary War, renowned for their light infantry and ranger tactics under British command.
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C.
Wilmington Light Infantry
The Wilmington Light Infantry was a North Carolina militia unit that played a key role in enforcing white supremacist control during the violent 1898 coup and racial massacre in Wilmington.
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D.
New Jersey Volunteers
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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E.
Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment
The Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment was a colonial American artillery unit that served early in the Revolutionary War and formed a key predecessor to the Continental Artillery.
- 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: Loyal American Regiment Target entity description: The Loyal American Regiment was a British provincial unit composed of American Loyalists who fought against the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
King’s Royal Regiment of New York
The King’s Royal Regiment of New York was a Loyalist provincial military unit raised during the American Revolutionary War, composed largely of American colonists who fought on the side of the British Crown.
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B.
Queen's Rangers
The Queen's Rangers were a Loyalist provincial military unit in the American Revolutionary War, renowned for their light infantry and ranger tactics under British command.
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C.
Wilmington Light Infantry
The Wilmington Light Infantry was a North Carolina militia unit that played a key role in enforcing white supremacist control during the violent 1898 coup and racial massacre in Wilmington.
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D.
New Jersey Volunteers
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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E.
Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment
The Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment was a colonial American artillery unit that served early in the Revolutionary War and formed a key predecessor to the Continental Artillery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British provincial regiment
ⓘ
Loyalist military unit ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1770s
ⓘ
1780s ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Crown
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| category |
British provincial regiments of the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Loyalist military units in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| composedOf | American Loyalists ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Continental Army
ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ |
| governmentSupportedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| ideology | Loyalism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British provincial forces ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | North America ⓘ |
| notableFor | service as a Loyalist unit in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| opposed | Patriots ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology | American independence ⓘ |
| partOf | British provincial corps ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Loyalist side ⓘ |
| type | provincial corps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Loyal American Regiment Description of subject: The Loyal American Regiment was a British provincial unit composed of American Loyalists who fought against the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.