Washington County, Virginia militia
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The Washington County, Virginia militia was a Revolutionary War-era colonial military unit from southwestern Virginia, notably associated with frontier defense and leaders like William Campbell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington County, Virginia militia canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revolutionary War military unit
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militia unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
18th century
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Commonwealth of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ |
| associatedWith | William Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | part-time citizen soldiers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedFrom | local settlers ⓘ |
| garrison | Washington County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
frontier defense
ⓘ
local defense ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Colonial America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Early United States period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southwestern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | colonial militia ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | William Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Virginia militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
defense against Native American raids
ⓘ
protection of frontier settlements ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Appalachian frontier ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.