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Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control and governance during the colonial era, and supported and helped launch the American Revolution that ultimately established American independence.
After Buford refused Tarleton's invitation to surrender, the Legion charged. Buford bungled his defense and over three hundred Patriots were killed or wounded in a lop-sided British victory. Buford and eighty or ninety men escaped. Patriots soon spread a story that the Loyalists had bayoneted many of the wounded and those trying to surrender.
All now said they fired back, but in 1775, they said few were able to. The "Battle" took on an almost mythical quality in the American consciousness. Legend became more important than truth. A complete shift occurred, and the Patriots were portrayed as actively fighting for their cause, rather than as suffering innocents.
The anger of the Patriots spread up and down the 13 colonies. In New York they were active in destroying printing-presses from which had issued Tory pamphlets, breaking windows of private houses, stealing livestock and personal effects, and destroying property. [11] A favorite pastime was tarring and feathering 'obnoxious Tories.'
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The delegates were elected by the people of the respective colonies, the colonial legislature, or by the Committee of Correspondence of a colony. [2] Loyalist sentiments outweighed Patriot views in Georgia , leading that colony to not immediately join the revolutionary cause until the following year when it sent delegates to the Second ...
The sight of Patriots coach Bill Belichick, left, and team owner Robert Kraft on the sidelines — here shown in a 2015 preseason game vs. the Giants — has been a common one in New England for ...
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. They were opposed by the Patriots or Whigs, who supported the revolution, and considered them "persons inimical to the liberties of America." [3]