Brigadier General Cortlandt Skinner
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Brigadier General Cortlandt Skinner was a Loyalist military leader and former attorney general of New Jersey who commanded provincial forces in support of the British during the American Revolutionary War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brigadier General Cortlandt Skinner canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British provincial officer
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Loyalist military leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Loyalists ⓘ |
| commanded | New Jersey Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Province of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American colonist ⓘ |
| familyName | Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Cortlandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| loyalty | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Provincial forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Loyalist provincial troops in New Jersey
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serving as attorney general of New Jersey before the American Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial official
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lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Attorney General of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | British side in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
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