Loyalist provincial corps

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Loyalist provincial corps were British-organized military units composed of American colonists who remained loyal to the Crown and fought against the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Loyalist military formation
military unit type
activeIn British America
surface form: British North America

Thirteen Colonies
allegiance British Crown
commandLanguage English
composedOf American Loyalists
American colonists loyal to Britain
conflict American Revolutionary War
country Kingdom of Great Britain
disbandedAfter Treaty of Paris (1783)
distinctFrom Hessian troops
surface form: Hessian auxiliary troops

regular British Army regiments
equipment British-supplied arms and uniforms
fateOfMembers migration to other British colonies
resettlement in Britain
resettlement in British North America
resettlement in New Brunswick
resettlement in Nova Scotia
resettlement in Quebec
legalStatus provincial troops
notableUnit British Legion
Butler’s Rangers
surface form: Butler's Rangers

King’s Royal Regiment of New York
surface form: King's American Regiment

King’s Royal Regiment of New York
surface form: King's Royal Regiment of New York

Loyal American Regiment
New Jersey Volunteers
Queen's Rangers
opposedTo Continental Army
Patriots
partOf Territorial Army
surface form: British Army auxiliary forces

British provincial forces in North America
surface form: British provincial forces
raisedBy British Army officers
British provincial commanders
recruitmentBasis ethnic and regional ties
local Loyalist communities
relatedConcept Provincial regiments in the American Revolution
American Loyalists
surface form: United Empire Loyalists
role cavalry
counterinsurgency forces
garrison troops
light infantry
rangers
subordinateTo British Army in North America
surface form: British Army high command in North America
timePeriod 1775–1783
usedFor frontier warfare
local security
raiding operations
suppression of Patriot resistance

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Loyalist militias hasPart Loyalist provincial corps