Thomas Knowlton

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American Revolutionary War officer Continental Army officer military unit person reconnaissance unit

Thomas Knowlton was a Continental Army officer and early American war hero, best known for leading an elite reconnaissance unit known as Knowlton's Rangers during the American Revolutionary War.

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Thomas Knowlton canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War officer ⓘ
Continental Army officer ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
person ⓘ
reconnaissance unit ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describedAs early American war hero ⓘ
familyName Knowlton ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
hasCommander Thomas Knowlton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup American colonist ⓘ
knownFor elite reconnaissance leadership ⓘ
intelligence-gathering missions ⓘ
militaryBranch Continental Army ⓘ
militaryRank colonel ⓘ
militaryUnit Knowlton’s Rangers ⓘ
surface form: Knowlton's Rangers
namedAfter Thomas Knowlton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
notableFor leading Knowlton's Rangers ⓘ
reconnaissance operations during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableWork Knowlton’s Rangers ⓘ
surface form: Knowlton's Rangers
occupation military officer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
partOf Continental Army officer corps ⓘ
positionHeld commander of Knowlton's Rangers ⓘ

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Battle of Harlem Heights → commander → Thomas Knowlton ⓘ
Thomas Knowlton → hasCommander → Thomas Knowlton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Knowlton's Rangers
Thomas Knowlton → namedAfter → Thomas Knowlton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Knowlton's Rangers
Knowlton’s Rangers → commander → Thomas Knowlton ⓘ
Knowlton’s Rangers → namedAfter → Thomas Knowlton ⓘ