Provincial Marine
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The Provincial Marine was a British colonial naval service that operated on the Great Lakes and inland waterways of North America during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Provincial Marine canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military unit
ⓘ
colonial naval service ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Crown
ⓘ
Province of Quebec ⓘ Upper Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Upper Canada
|
| areaOfOperations |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
Great Lakes ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Great Lakes
Upper Great Lakes ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| equipment |
armed schooners
ⓘ
brigs ⓘ gunboats ⓘ |
| governedBy | colonial authorities in British North America ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Canada
ⓘ
United States borderlands ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| notableBase |
Town of Amherstburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Amherstburg
Kingston, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston, Upper Canada
Niagara ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Great Lakes
ⓘ
Lake Erie ⓘ Lake Huron ⓘ Lake Ontario ⓘ Lower Canada ⓘ Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
surface form:
St. Lawrence River
Upper Canada ⓘ inland waterways of North America ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
control of inland waterways
ⓘ
logistical support ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Lake service of the Royal Navy in British North America ⓘ |
| role |
patrol and escort duties
ⓘ
support of British Army garrisons ⓘ transport of supplies ⓘ transport of troops ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | naval ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British Army
ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief in British North America ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfVessels | shallow-draft vessels suitable for lakes and rivers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British regular forces
ⓘ
Indigenous allies of Britain ⓘ colonial militia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Defence of Upper Canada