New Brunswick militia
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The New Brunswick militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that defended the British province of New Brunswick, notably mobilizing during border disputes such as the Aroostook War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Brunswick militia canonical | 2 |
| New Brunswick colonial forces | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial military unit
ⓘ
militia ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
colonial era in New Brunswick ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army in North America
ⓘ
Colony of New Brunswick ⓘ
surface form:
colonial government of New Brunswick
|
| commandStructure | under authority of the colonial governor of New Brunswick ⓘ |
| composedOf | citizen-soldiers ⓘ |
| conflictType | border dispute ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
defense of colonial frontiers
ⓘ
maintenance of public order ⓘ support to regular British Army units ⓘ |
| equipmentSource |
British imperial stores
ⓘ
locally supplied arms ⓘ |
| forceType | non-professional soldiers ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn | various settlements in New Brunswick ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
|
| historicalSignificance | played a key role in asserting British claims during the Aroostook border crisis ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Aroostook War ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | colonial militia laws of New Brunswick ⓘ |
| location | New Brunswick ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | part-time force ⓘ |
| mobilizedDuring | Aroostook War ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
New Brunswick, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of New Brunswick
|
| partOf |
British colonial forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial forces in North America
|
| primaryOpponent |
Maine militia
ⓘ
United States local forces ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide local defense without maintaining a large standing army ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis |
local conscription
ⓘ
voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| role |
border defense
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ |
| statusAfterConfederation | predecessor of later Canadian militia forces ⓘ |
| trainingFrequency | periodic musters ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | provincial defense force ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Brunswick colonial forces