Queen's Rangers
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The Queen's Rangers were a Loyalist provincial military unit in the American Revolutionary War, renowned for their light infantry and ranger tactics under British command.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Loyalist provincial corps
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light infantry unit ⓘ ranger unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
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Loyalists ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army in North America
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John Graves Simcoe ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbanded | circa 1783 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Brandywine
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Battle of Germantown ⓘ Battle of Monmouth ⓘ operations in New Jersey ⓘ operations in Pennsylvania ⓘ operations in Virginia ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1776 ⓘ |
| garrison | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 18th century ⓘ |
| locationFounded | British-occupied New York ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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surface form:
Queen Charlotte
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| notableCommander |
John Graves Simcoe
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Robert Rogers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discipline and effectiveness as a Loyalist corps
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use of light infantry and ranger tactics ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Continental Army
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Patriot militias ⓘ |
| partOf | British provincial forces ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
American Loyalists
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colonial settlers ⓘ |
| role |
light infantry
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raiding force ⓘ rangers ⓘ scouts ⓘ skirmishers ⓘ |
| serviceEndReason | end of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | British side in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| successor |
Queen's Rangers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment)
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| tactics |
guerrilla-style warfare
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hit-and-run raids ⓘ light infantry tactics ⓘ ranger tactics ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | North America ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | green coats ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment)