Provincial Corps

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Provincial Corps were Loyalist military units raised in North America that served alongside the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
British Army provincial corps 1
Provincial Corps canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British provincial regiment
Loyalist military units
auxiliary military forces
allegiance British Crown
Great Britain
Loyalists
associatedWith British military administration in North America
Loyalist diaspora
linked to: American Loyalists
country Great Britain
endTime 1783
historicalPeriod late 18th century
militaryBranch artillery (limited)
cavalry
infantry
light infantry
rangers
notableCommander Banastre Tarleton
John Butler
John Graves Simcoe
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
operatedInConflict American Revolutionary War
opposedBy Continental Army
Patriot militia
partOf British Army auxiliary forces
linked to: British Army units
raisedFrom American Loyalists
colonial inhabitants of North America
raisedIn British North America
linked to: British America

Thirteen Colonies
role frontier warfare
garrison duty
internal security
raiding operations
scouting and reconnaissance
startTime 1775
statusAfterWar disbanded
subordinateTo British Army commanders in North America
supported British regular army
linked to: British Army
usedLanguage English
veteransResettledIn Britain
linked to: United Kingdom

Caribbean colonies
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Legion dragoons militaryBranch British Army provincial corps
linked to: Provincial Corps