New Jersey militia

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The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial militia ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
activeFrom 17th century ⓘ
activeUntil late 18th century ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain (before 1776) ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

State of New Jersey (after 1776) ⓘ
United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ
commandStructure under New Jersey governor ⓘ
under county militia officers ⓘ
composedOf citizen-soldiers ⓘ
male inhabitants of New Jersey ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
American colonial wars ⓘ
French and Indian War ⓘ
country Province of New Jersey ⓘ
duty emergency mobilization ⓘ
short-term active service ⓘ
garrisoned local towns and villages in New Jersey ⓘ
legalBasis New Jersey militia laws ⓘ
provincial legislation ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Battle of Princeton ⓘ
Battle of Trenton ⓘ
local skirmishes throughout New Jersey ⓘ
operatedIn New Jersey ⓘ
organizedAs county regiments ⓘ
local companies ⓘ
partOf New Jersey provincial military forces ⓘ
recruitment compulsory service for eligible males ⓘ
role guarding supply lines ⓘ
local defense ⓘ
protection of settlements ⓘ
skirmishing with British and Loyalist forces ⓘ
support of Continental Army operations ⓘ
suppression of Loyalist activity ⓘ
subdivision Bergen County militia ⓘ
Burlington County militia ⓘ
Cape May County militia ⓘ
Cumberland County militia ⓘ
Essex County militia ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia

Gloucester County militia ⓘ
Hunterdon County militia ⓘ
Middlesex County militia ⓘ
Monmouth County militia ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia

Morris County militia ⓘ
Salem County militia ⓘ
Somerset County militia ⓘ
Sussex County militia ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia

Warren County militia ⓘ
supported Continental Army ⓘ
timePeriod American Revolutionary period ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ
training periodic musters and drills ⓘ

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Battle of Princeton → hasParticipant → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Battles of Trenton and Princeton → combatant → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Forage War → belligerent → New Jersey militia ⓘ
New Jersey militia → subdivision → Essex County militia ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
New Jersey militia → subdivision → Monmouth County militia ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
New Jersey militia → subdivision → Sussex County militia ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
Battle of Springfield (1780) → combatant → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Jonathan Dayton → servedIn → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Battle of Red Bank → defender → New Jersey militia ⓘ
New Jersey Continental Line units → category → New Jersey in the American Revolution ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
New Jersey Line → recruitedFrom → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Philemon Dickinson → militaryBranch → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Philemon Dickinson → commanded → New Jersey militia forces ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
Battle of Millstone → americanForces → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Middlesex County militia → partOf → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Middlesex County militia → partOf → New Jersey state troops and militia system ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
Hunterdon County militia → partOf → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Hunterdon County militia → subordinateTo → New Jersey militia brigades ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
Cumberland County militia → partOf → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Loyalists in New Jersey → opposedBy → Patriots in New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
Battle of Connecticut Farms → combatant → New Jersey militia ⓘ
Battle of Connecticut Farms → commanderSide → Elias Dayton commanded New Jersey militia ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
Nathaniel Scudder → militaryBranch → New Jersey militia ⓘ