Coloured Corps (War of 1812)
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:War_of_1812
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Company of Coloured Men
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gptkbp:composedOf |
Black soldiers
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Upper_Canada
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gptkbp:disbanded |
1815
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gptkbp:formedIn |
1812
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gptkbp:foughtIn |
gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Niagara_region
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Coloured Corps (War of 1812)
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gptkbp:notableCommander |
gptkb:Richard_Pierpoint
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gptkbp:notableEngagement |
gptkb:Battle_of_Queenston_Heights
Siege of Fort George |
gptkbp:role |
engineering
militant combat |
gptkbp:significance |
one of the first Black military units in Canada
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Richard_Pierpoint
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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