Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Massachusetts_Bay_Colonial_Militia

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeDuring	17th century 18th century
gptkbp:armament	artillery swords muskets pikes
gptkbp:commandStructure	gptkb:colonial_administrator local town companies
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Colonial_America
gptkbp:disbanded	late 18th century
gptkbp:established	1636
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Boston gptkb:Plymouth gptkb:Salem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia
gptkbp:influencedBy	English militia system
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkbp:mainLanguage	English
gptkbp:motto	none official
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill gptkb:Battle_of_Lexington_and_Concord gptkb:Siege_of_Boston gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_William_Henry gptkb:Battle_of_Quebec_(1759) gptkb:Battle_of_Bloody_Brook gptkb:Great_Swamp_Fight Battle of Louisbourg (1745)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War gptkb:French_and_Indian_War gptkb:King_Philip's_War
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:William_Phips gptkb:John_Winslow gptkb:Benjamin_Church
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Continental_Army gptkb:Minutemen gptkb:Rhode_Island_Militia Connecticut Colony Militia New England Confederation Plymouth Colony Militia
gptkbp:role	local security defense of the colony participation in colonial wars
gptkbp:status	defunct
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Massachusetts_National_Guard
gptkbp:type	militant
gptkbp:uniform	varied, often civilian clothing
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8