Cortlandt Skinner

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Cortlandt Skinner was a Loyalist military leader and attorney general of New Jersey who commanded one of the largest provincial corps fighting for the British during the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Loyalist
attorney general
military leader
person
allegiance Great Britain NERFINISHED
Loyalists
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain NERFINISHED
familyName Skinner NERFINISHED
fullName Cortlandt Skinner NERFINISHED
givenName Cortlandt NERFINISHED
governmentServed British colonial administration in New Jersey NERFINISHED
hasRole chief legal officer of New Jersey colony
provincial corps commander
historicalRegion Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED
language English
legalJurisdiction Province of New Jersey NERFINISHED
legalProfession colonial attorney
militaryBranch Loyalist provincial corps
militaryCommand New Jersey Volunteers NERFINISHED
notableFor leading one of the largest Loyalist provincial corps in the American Revolutionary War
notableUnitNickname Skinner’s Greens GENERATED
notableWork command of the New Jersey Volunteers (Skinner’s Greens)
occupation colonial official
lawyer
soldier
placeOfActivity British North America NERFINISHED
Province of New Jersey NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Loyalist
positionHeld Attorney General of New Jersey NERFINISHED
Brigadier General in the British provincial forces
roleDuringWar organized and commanded Loyalist troops for the British

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New Jersey Volunteers notableCommander Cortlandt Skinner