Loyalist militias

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Loyalist militias were armed colonial groups in North America that supported British authority and fought against Patriot forces during the American Revolutionary War.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Loyalist (American Revolution) 1
Loyalist militia 1
Loyalist militias canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed colonial group
military organization
paramilitary group
allegiance British Empire
George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III of Great Britain
combatant Battle of Kings Mountain
surface form: Battle of King’s Mountain

Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
frontier warfare during the American Revolutionary War
conflict American Revolutionary War
country Great Britain
endTime circa 1783
hasEthnicComposition Black Loyalists
British colonists
German colonists
Indigenous allies
hasPart Butler’s Rangers
King’s Royal Regiment of New York
Loyalist irregular units
Loyalist provincial corps
ideology Loyalism
location British North American colonies (except some territories)
surface form: British North America

Province of Georgia
Province of New Jersey
Province of New York
Province of North Carolina
Province of Quebec
Province of South Carolina
Thirteen Colonies
notableCommander Banastre Tarleton
John Butler
Sir John Johnson
opposedBy Continental Army
Patriot militias
opposedTo Patriot forces
partOf British Army
surface form: British forces in the American Revolutionary War
recruitedFrom American Loyalists
colonial officials
conservative colonists
recent British immigrants
result postwar exile to other British territories
postwar resettlement in Canada
startTime circa 1775
supported British Crown
British authority
usedFor counterinsurgency
local defense
raiding operations

Referenced by (4)

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Minuteman companies opposedTo Loyalist militias
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War opponent Loyalist militias
this entity surface form: Loyalists
Patriot (American Revolution) opposedTo Loyalist militias
this entity surface form: Loyalist (American Revolution)
Siege of Pensacola (1781) opposedBy Loyalist militias
this entity surface form: Loyalist militia