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Loyalist militias

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armed colonial group military organization paramilitary group

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

Aliases (2)

Loyalist (American Revolution) ×1
Loyalists ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed colonial group → military organization → paramilitary group →
allegiance	British Empire → George III of Great Britain →
combatant	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 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 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 (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Minuteman companies → Patriot (American Revolution) ("Loyalist (American Revolution)") →	opposedTo
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ("Loyalists") →	opponent