Tryon County militia
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The Tryon County militia was a Revolutionary War-era colonial military force from New York’s Mohawk Valley that played a key role in frontier defense and battles such as Oriskany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tryon County militia canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revolutionary War military unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ militia ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1770s
ⓘ
1780s ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Continental cause
ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fort Dayton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Herkimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Stanwix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| duty |
protect settlers from raids
ⓘ
support Continental Army operations in New York ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Oriskany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Fort Stanwix NERFINISHED ⓘ border raids in Mohawk Valley ⓘ |
| garrison | Mohawk Valley settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
New York State authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York colonial authorities ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
participation in one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution
ⓘ
regional defense in the Mohawk Valley campaign ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tryon County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of frontier settlements
ⓘ
heavy casualties at the Battle of Oriskany ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Mohawk Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
British forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iroquois allies of the British ⓘ Loyalist forces ⓘ |
| organizedAs | county militia ⓘ |
| partOf | New York militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea | settlers of Tryon County ⓘ |
| region | upstate New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
frontier defense
ⓘ
local security ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Tryon County militia company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tryon County militia regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | infantry-dominated militia ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.