New Brunswick militia
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The New Brunswick militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that defended the British province of New Brunswick, notably mobilizing during border disputes such as the Aroostook War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Brunswick militia canonical | 2 |
| New Brunswick colonial forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3491190 — 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.
Target entity: New Brunswick militia Context triple: [Aroostook War, militaryForcesInvolved, New Brunswick militia]
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New Jersey militia
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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New York militia
The New York militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force composed of local volunteers who defended New York during conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War.
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New Hampshire Militia
The New Hampshire Militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force from New Hampshire that played a key role in the Revolutionary War, notably through units led by figures such as John Stark.
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Vermont militia
The Vermont militia was a Revolutionary War-era citizen-soldier force from the Vermont region, noted for its pivotal role in defeating British and Hessian troops at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.
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Second People’s Militia
The Second People’s Militia was a volunteer Russian force formed in 1611–1612 that helped liberate Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian occupation during the Time of Troubles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New Brunswick militia Target entity description: The New Brunswick militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that defended the British province of New Brunswick, notably mobilizing during border disputes such as the Aroostook War.
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A.
New Jersey militia
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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B.
New York militia
The New York militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force composed of local volunteers who defended New York during conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
New Hampshire Militia
The New Hampshire Militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force from New Hampshire that played a key role in the Revolutionary War, notably through units led by figures such as John Stark.
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D.
Vermont militia
The Vermont militia was a Revolutionary War-era citizen-soldier force from the Vermont region, noted for its pivotal role in defeating British and Hessian troops at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.
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E.
Second People’s Militia
The Second People’s Militia was a volunteer Russian force formed in 1611–1612 that helped liberate Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian occupation during the Time of Troubles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial military unit
ⓘ
militia ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
19th century
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colonial era in New Brunswick ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army in North America
ⓘ
Colony of New Brunswick ⓘ
surface form:
colonial government of New Brunswick
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| commandStructure | under authority of the colonial governor of New Brunswick ⓘ |
| composedOf | citizen-soldiers ⓘ |
| conflictType | border dispute ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
defense of colonial frontiers
ⓘ
maintenance of public order ⓘ support to regular British Army units ⓘ |
| equipmentSource |
British imperial stores
ⓘ
locally supplied arms ⓘ |
| forceType | non-professional soldiers ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn | various settlements in New Brunswick ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
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| historicalSignificance | played a key role in asserting British claims during the Aroostook border crisis ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Aroostook War ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | colonial militia laws of New Brunswick ⓘ |
| location | New Brunswick ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | part-time force ⓘ |
| mobilizedDuring | Aroostook War ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
New Brunswick, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of New Brunswick
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| partOf |
British colonial forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial forces in North America
|
| primaryOpponent |
Maine militia
ⓘ
United States local forces ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide local defense without maintaining a large standing army ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis |
local conscription
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voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| role |
border defense
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internal security ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ |
| statusAfterConfederation | predecessor of later Canadian militia forces ⓘ |
| trainingFrequency | periodic musters ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | provincial defense force ⓘ |
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Subject: New Brunswick militia Description of subject: The New Brunswick militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that defended the British province of New Brunswick, notably mobilizing during border disputes such as the Aroostook War.
Referenced by (3)
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