King’s Royal Regiment of New York

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British provincial unit Loyalist provincial regiment

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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Johnson’s Royal Regiment of New York 1
King's American Regiment 1
King's Royal Regiment of New York 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British provincial unit ⓘ
Loyalist provincial regiment ⓘ
activeDuring 1776 ⓘ
1783 ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: King George III of Great Britain
associatedWith Butler’s Rangers ⓘ
Iroquois allies of the British ⓘ
commander Sir John Johnson ⓘ
composedOf American Loyalist colonists ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country Great Britain ⓘ
disbandedAfter Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
disbandedIn 1783 ⓘ
engagedIn frontier warfare against Patriot settlements ⓘ
raids into New York from Canada ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
garrison Fort Chambly ⓘ
Fort St. John ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ
granted land to its veterans in Upper Canada ⓘ
historicalLocation British Canada ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
loyalistUnitOf British America ⓘ
surface form: British Crown in North America
loyalty Loyalist ⓘ
militaryBranch British provincial forces in North America ⓘ
namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: the King of Great Britain
nickname King’s Royal Regiment of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Johnson’s Royal Regiment of New York
notableFor Loyalist resettlement in Canada after the American Revolution ⓘ
opposedTo Continental Army ⓘ
Patriot militia in New York ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
surface form: British Army forces in Canada
raisedBy Sir John Johnson ⓘ
raisedFor defense of British interests in Canada and New York frontier ⓘ
raisedFrom Loyalists from the Mohawk Valley ⓘ
raisedIn Province of New York ⓘ
regionOfRecruitment Mohawk Valley ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ
role frontier raiding and defense ⓘ
settlementAfterWar Upper Canada ⓘ
along the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Northern Department ⓘ
frontier of New York and Quebec ⓘ
type infantry regiment ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Battle of Oriskany → combatantSide → King’s Royal Regiment of New York ⓘ
this entity surface form: King's Royal Regiment of New York (Loyalist)
Loyalist militias → hasPart → King’s Royal Regiment of New York ⓘ
King’s Royal Regiment of New York → nickname → King’s Royal Regiment of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Johnson’s Royal Regiment of New York
Loyalist provincial corps → notableUnit → King’s Royal Regiment of New York ⓘ
this entity surface form: King's Royal Regiment of New York
Loyalist provincial corps → notableUnit → King’s Royal Regiment of New York ⓘ
this entity surface form: King's American Regiment