Middlesex County militia

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The Middlesex County militia was a local colonial-era military unit from Middlesex County, New Jersey, that served as part of the broader New Jersey militia forces, particularly active during the American Revolutionary War.

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Middlesex County militia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Jersey militia unit ⓘ
colonial-era military unit ⓘ
militia unit ⓘ
activeDuring 18th century ⓘ
American Revolutionary War ⓘ
allegiance Continental cause ⓘ
State of New Jersey ⓘ
United States (Patriot cause) ⓘ
associatedWith Patriot movement in New Jersey ⓘ
composition primarily local farmers, tradesmen, and householders ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dutyStatus part-time citizen-soldiers ⓘ
equipment muskets and small arms typical of colonial militia ⓘ
garrisonArea Middlesex County, New Jersey and vicinity ⓘ
governedBy New Jersey militia regulations ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Middlesex County, New Jersey ⓘ
historicalRegion Middle Colonies ⓘ
historicalSignificance part of the broader New Jersey militia effort in the Revolutionary War ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
legalBasis New Jersey militia laws of the colonial and revolutionary period ⓘ
locatedIn Middlesex County, New Jersey ⓘ
militaryBranch militia ⓘ
mobilizationMethod call-ups for specific emergencies and campaigns ⓘ
operatedIn Province of New Jersey ⓘ
State of New Jersey ⓘ
opposed British forces ⓘ
Loyalist forces in New Jersey ⓘ
organizationalPrinciple county-based militia system ⓘ
partOf New Jersey militia ⓘ
New Jersey state troops and militia system ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey militia
raisedFrom male inhabitants of Middlesex County, New Jersey ⓘ
role guarding lines of communication and supply ⓘ
local defense ⓘ
patrolling and scouting ⓘ
protection of local communities ⓘ
responding to British raids ⓘ
support of Continental Army ⓘ
serviceNature local and regional defense rather than long-term campaigning ⓘ
subordinateTo New Jersey Council of Safety (during the war) ⓘ
New Jersey governor (as commander-in-chief of militia) ⓘ
New Jersey provincial authorities ⓘ
timePeriod circa 1775–1783 ⓘ
typeOfForces infantry-dominated militia ⓘ

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New Jersey militia → subdivision → Middlesex County militia ⓘ