Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Black_Regiment
|
| gptkbp:branch |
Infantry
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Colonel_James_Mitchell_Varnum
gptkb:Colonel_Christopher_Greene |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1783
|
| gptkbp:formedIn |
1775
|
| gptkbp:foughtIn |
gptkb:Battle_of_Rhode_Island
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown |
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Rhode_Island
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First Rhode Island Regiment
|
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:2nd_Rhode_Island_Regiment
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
defended Newport, Rhode Island
participated in the defense of Fort Mercer served at Valley Forge |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
enlisting African American and Native American soldiers
one of the first regiments to allow black soldiers in the Continental Army |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Continental_Army
|
| gptkbp:size |
approximately 197 men at formation
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:African_Americans_in_the_American_Revolution
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|