Loyalist provincial corps

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Loyalist provincial corps were British-organized military units composed of American colonists who remained loyal to the Crown and fought against the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War.

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Generate an image of Loyalist provincial corps (Loyalist provincial corps were British-organized military units composed of American colonists who remained loyal to the Crown and fought against the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Loyalist military formation ⓘ
military unit type ⓘ
activeIn British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
composedOf American Loyalists ⓘ
American colonists loyal to Britain ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
disbandedAfter Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
distinctFrom Hessian auxiliary troops ⓘ
linked to: Hessian troops

regular British Army regiments ⓘ
equipment British-supplied arms and uniforms ⓘ
fateOfMembers migration to other British colonies ⓘ
resettlement in Britain ⓘ
resettlement in British North America ⓘ
resettlement in New Brunswick ⓘ
resettlement in Nova Scotia ⓘ
resettlement in Quebec ⓘ
legalStatus provincial troops ⓘ
notableUnit British Legion ⓘ
Butler's Rangers ⓘ
linked to: Butler’s Rangers

King's American Regiment ⓘ
King's Royal Regiment of New York ⓘ
Loyal American Regiment ⓘ
New Jersey Volunteers ⓘ
Queen's Rangers ⓘ
opposedTo Continental Army ⓘ
Patriots ⓘ
partOf British Army auxiliary forces ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Army

British provincial forces ⓘ
raisedBy British Army officers ⓘ
British provincial commanders ⓘ
recruitmentBasis ethnic and regional ties ⓘ
local Loyalist communities ⓘ
relatedConcept Provincial regiments in the American Revolution ⓘ
United Empire Loyalists ⓘ
linked to: American Loyalists
role cavalry ⓘ
counterinsurgency forces ⓘ
garrison troops ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ
rangers ⓘ
subordinateTo British Army high command in North America ⓘ
timePeriod 1775–1783 ⓘ
usedFor frontier warfare ⓘ
local security ⓘ
raiding operations ⓘ
suppression of Patriot resistance ⓘ

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Loyalist militias → hasPart → Loyalist provincial corps ⓘ
Battle of Setauket → involvedUnit → Loyalist De Lancey’s Brigade (elements) ⓘ
linked to: Loyalist provincial corps