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The Loyalists were as socially diverse as their Patriot opponents but some groups produced more Loyalists. Thus they included many Anglicans (Episcopalians) in the North East, many tenant farmers in New York and people of Dutch origin in New York and New Jersey, many of the German population of Pennsylvania, some Quakers, most of the Highland ...
A Bibliography of Loyalist Source Material in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Westport, CT, 1982. The Particular Case of the Georgia Loyalists: in Addition to the General Case and Claim of the American Loyalists, which was Lately Published by Order of Their Agents. February 1783. n.p., 1783. 16 pp. Google Books pdf
James De Lancey (1746–1804), of Westchester County, New York, led a Loyalist unit known as "De Lancey's Cowboys" and was known as the "Outlaw of the Bronx" Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey (1718–1785), commanded De Lancey's Brigade 1776 [16] Stephen De Lancey (1738–1809), Loyalist lawyer and political figure in New York state and Nova ...
In North America, the term loyalist characterised colonists who rejected the American Revolution in favour of remaining loyal to the king. [1] American loyalists included royal officials, Anglican clergymen, wealthy merchants with ties to London, demobilised British soldiers, and recent arrivals (especially from Scotland), as well as many ordinary colonists who were conservative by nature and ...
List of Loyalists (American Revolution) Loyalist (American Revolution) M. Henry Munro (loyalist) O. Andrew Oliver (1731–1799) R.
These campaigns included the notable battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, and Morristown, among many others. The army increased its effectiveness and success rate through a series of trials and errors, often at a great human cost.
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Patriots included a cross-section of the population of the Thirteen Colonies and came from varying backgrounds. Roughly 40 to 45 percent of the White population in the Thirteen Colonies supported the patriots' cause, between 15 and 20 percent supported the Loyalists, and the remainder were neutral or kept a low profile regarding their loyalties ...