Provincial Corps
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Provincial Corps were Loyalist military units raised in North America that served alongside the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British provincial regiment
ⓘ
Loyalist military units ⓘ auxiliary military forces ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Loyalists ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British military administration in North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loyalist diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1783 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
artillery (limited)
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ light infantry ⓘ rangers ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Banastre Tarleton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ John Graves Simcoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
British Legion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Butler's Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ King's American Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ King's Royal Regiment of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Loyal American Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen's Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInConflict | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army auxiliary forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFrom |
American Loyalists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial inhabitants of North America ⓘ |
| raisedIn |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
frontier warfare
ⓘ
garrison duty ⓘ internal security ⓘ raiding operations ⓘ scouting and reconnaissance ⓘ |
| startTime | 1775 ⓘ |
| statusAfterWar | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | British Army commanders in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | British regular army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
| veteransResettledIn |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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