New England forces

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New England forces were colonial military units raised from the New England colonies that conducted campaigns against French and Indigenous positions in northeastern North America during conflicts such as King William’s War and Queen Anne’s War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
New England colonial forces 5
New England forces canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial military unit ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
alliedWith English regular troops ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
conflict French and Indian Wars ⓘ
King William’s War ⓘ
linked to: King William's War

Queen Anne’s War ⓘ
linked to: Queen Anne's War
engagedIn amphibious expeditions ⓘ
frontier raiding ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
equipment bayonets ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
small artillery pieces ⓘ
fundedBy bounties and subsidies from the English Crown ⓘ
colonial taxes ⓘ
historicalContext Anglo‑French imperial rivalry in North America ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
militaryTradition Anglo‑American colonial warfare ⓘ
notableCampaign attacks on Port Royal ⓘ
expeditions against Acadia ⓘ
operatedIn New England colonies ⓘ
northeastern North America ⓘ
opposed French colonial forces ⓘ
Indigenous allies of the French ⓘ
Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
partOf English war effort in North America ⓘ
primaryRole defense of New England frontiers ⓘ
offensive campaigns against French positions ⓘ
raids on Indigenous settlements allied with the French ⓘ
raisedBy Connecticut Colony ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
New Hampshire Colony ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ
Rhode Island Colony ⓘ
recruitmentBasis local militia ⓘ
short‑term enlistments ⓘ
volunteer companies ⓘ
subordinateTo colonial governors ⓘ
local colonial assemblies ⓘ
tactics European linear tactics ⓘ
adapted frontier warfare tactics ⓘ
timePeriod early 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
usedBy English colonies in North America ⓘ
New England colonial governments ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Port Royal (Acadia) → capturedBy → New England forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Port Royal
Louisbourg → capturedBy → New England colonial forces ⓘ
linked to: New England forces
Louis Du Pont Duchambon → opponent → New England colonial forces ⓘ
linked to: New England forces
Fortress of Port Royal → besiegedBy → New England colonial forces ⓘ
linked to: New England forces
John March → militaryBranch → New England colonial forces ⓘ
linked to: New England forces
Battle of Norridgewock → belligerent → New England colonial forces ⓘ
linked to: New England forces