King’s Royal Regiment of New York

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British provincial unit Loyalist provincial regiment

The King’s Royal Regiment of New York was a Loyalist provincial military unit raised during the American Revolutionary War, composed largely of American colonists who fought on the side of the British Crown.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
King's Royal Regiment of New York	4
Johnson’s Royal Regiment of New York	1
King's American Regiment	1
King's Royal Regiment of New York (Loyalist)	1
King’s Royal Regiment of New York canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T314622 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King’s Royal Regiment of New York
Context triple: [Loyalist militias, hasPart, King’s Royal Regiment of New York]

A. Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
B. Bermuda Regiment
The Bermuda Regiment is the British Overseas Territory’s primary reserve military unit, responsible for internal security, disaster relief, and supporting civil authorities.
C. Queen’s Royal Hussars
The Queen’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment that serves as an armoured unit, operating main battle tanks and reconnaissance vehicles.
D. King’s Royal Hussars
The King’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment renowned for its armoured warfare role and distinguished service in modern conflicts.
E. Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King’s Royal Regiment of New York
Target entity description: The King’s Royal Regiment of New York was a Loyalist provincial military unit raised during the American Revolutionary War, composed largely of American colonists who fought on the side of the British Crown.

A. Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
B. Bermuda Regiment
The Bermuda Regiment is the British Overseas Territory’s primary reserve military unit, responsible for internal security, disaster relief, and supporting civil authorities.
C. Queen’s Royal Hussars
The Queen’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment that serves as an armoured unit, operating main battle tanks and reconnaissance vehicles.
D. King’s Royal Hussars
The King’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment renowned for its armoured warfare role and distinguished service in modern conflicts.
E. Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British provincial unit ⓘ Loyalist provincial regiment ⓘ
activeDuring	1776 ⓘ 1783 ⓘ
allegiance	Great Britain ⓘ King George III of Great Britain ⓘ linked to: George III of the United Kingdom
associatedWith	Butler’s Rangers ⓘ Iroquois allies of the British ⓘ
commander	Sir John Johnson ⓘ
composedOf	American Loyalist colonists ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	Great Britain ⓘ
disbandedAfter	Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
disbandedIn	1783 ⓘ
engagedIn	frontier warfare against Patriot settlements ⓘ raids into New York from Canada ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
garrison	Fort Chambly ⓘ Fort St. John ⓘ Montreal ⓘ
granted	land to its veterans in Upper Canada ⓘ
historicalLocation	British Canada ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
loyalistUnitOf	British Crown in North America ⓘ linked to: British America
loyalty	Loyalist ⓘ
militaryBranch	British provincial forces in North America ⓘ
namedAfter	the King of Great Britain ⓘ linked to: George III of the United Kingdom
nickname	Johnson’s Royal Regiment of New York ⓘ linked to: King’s Royal Regiment of New York
notableFor	Loyalist resettlement in Canada after the American Revolution ⓘ
opposedTo	Continental Army ⓘ Patriot militia in New York ⓘ
partOf	British Army forces in Canada ⓘ linked to: British Army
raisedBy	Sir John Johnson ⓘ
raisedFor	defense of British interests in Canada and New York frontier ⓘ
raisedFrom	Loyalists from the Mohawk Valley ⓘ
raisedIn	Province of New York ⓘ
regionOfRecruitment	Mohawk Valley ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ
role	frontier raiding and defense ⓘ
settlementAfterWar	Upper Canada ⓘ along the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
status	disbanded ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Northern Department ⓘ frontier of New York and Quebec ⓘ
type	infantry regiment ⓘ

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