New Jersey Line
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The New Jersey Line was a formation of Continental Army regiments raised in New Jersey that served as the colony’s primary contribution to the Patriot forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Continental Army line
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Patriot forces ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Jersey in the American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | winter at Valley Forge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
1st New Jersey Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2nd New Jersey Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd New Jersey Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th New Jersey Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disbanded | at the end of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1783 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Brandywine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Germantown NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Monmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Princeton NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Trenton NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Yorktown NERFINISHED ⓘ Sullivan Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Continental Congress regulations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| militaryFormationSize | several regiments ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Elias Dayton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ephraim Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel Shreve NERFINISHED ⓘ William Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey quota of the Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryContributionOf | New Jersey to the Continental Army ⓘ |
| raisedFor | war against Great Britain ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Province of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | New Jersey militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
campaign operations against British forces
ⓘ
field army service ⓘ garrison duty ⓘ |
| startTime |
1775
ⓘ
1776 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Middle Colonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | line infantry ⓘ |
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