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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loyalist provincial corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T314624 — 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.
Target entity: Loyalist provincial corps Context triple: [Loyalist militias, hasPart, Loyalist provincial corps]
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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.
Bermuda Regiment
The Bermuda Regiment is the British Overseas Territory’s primary reserve military unit, responsible for internal security, disaster relief, and supporting civil authorities.
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C.
Butler’s Rangers
Butler’s Rangers was a Loyalist provincial military unit that fought alongside the British during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its frontier raids and irregular warfare tactics.
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D.
Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
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E.
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Loyalist provincial corps Target entity description: 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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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.
Bermuda Regiment
The Bermuda Regiment is the British Overseas Territory’s primary reserve military unit, responsible for internal security, disaster relief, and supporting civil authorities.
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C.
Butler’s Rangers
Butler’s Rangers was a Loyalist provincial military unit that fought alongside the British during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its frontier raids and irregular warfare tactics.
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D.
Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
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E.
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Loyalist military formation
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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
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| raisedBy |
British Army officers
ⓘ
British provincial commanders ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis |
ethnic and regional ties
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local Loyalist communities ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Provincial regiments in the American Revolution
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American Loyalists ⓘ
surface form:
United Empire Loyalists
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| role |
cavalry
ⓘ
counterinsurgency forces ⓘ garrison troops ⓘ light infantry ⓘ rangers ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British Army in North America
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army high command in North America
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| timePeriod | 1775–1783 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
frontier warfare
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local security ⓘ raiding operations ⓘ suppression of Patriot resistance ⓘ |
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Subject: Loyalist provincial corps Description of subject: 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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