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The United Empire Loyalist flag, which is similar to but wider than the flag of Great Britain.. United Empire Loyalist (UEL; or simply Loyalist) is an honorific title which was first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the Governor of Quebec and Governor General of the Canadas, to American Loyalists who resettled in British North America [1] during or after the American Revolution.
This page lists United Empire Loyalists. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. B. Black Loyalists (1 C, 26 P) N. Loyalists ...
Colonel Andrew Deveaux (1758–1812), Colonel in South Carolina Loyalist militia [18] Doan Outlaws, fallen Pennsylvania Quaker family of British spies and bandits [19] Margaret Green Draper (1727–c. 1804), Boston printer and journalist; one of the first American women to run an independent business; United Empire Loyalist; supported the British
Flag of the United Empire Loyalists. Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as Tories, [1] [2] Royalists, or King's Men at the time.
The defeated Tories of the Revolution became the United Empire Loyalists of Canada, the first large-scale group of English-speaking immigrants to many parts of that country, and one which did much to shape Canadian institutions and the Canadian character. Loyalists became leaders in the new English-speaking Canadian colonies.
Loyalist refugees, later called United Empire Loyalists, began leaving at the end of the war whenever transport was available, at considerable loss of property and transfer of wealth. An estimated 85,000 left the new nation, representing about 2% of the total American population.
Loyalist Settlements 1783-1789, New Evidence of Canadian Loyalist Claims.. W. Bruce Antliff, The Archives of Ontario, Bicentennial Publication from the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture Susan Fish, Minister. The Old United Empire Loyalist List, 1784-1884, Centennial, Rose Publishing Company, Toronto, Canada, 1885. United Empire Loyalists.
Empire Loyalists may refer to United Empire Loyalists, American Loyalists who settled in British North America during or after the American War of Independence;