Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as...
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Ulster loyalism (redirect from Loyalist paramilitaries)
working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland. Like other unionists, loyalists support the continued existence of Northern Ireland (and formerly all...
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Black Loyalists were people of African descent who sided with Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. In particular, the term referred to men...
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The Troubles (redirect from RUC-loyalist collusion)
conflict. A key issue was the status of Northern Ireland. Unionists and loyalists, who for historical reasons were mostly Ulster Protestants, wanted Northern...
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The Loyalists may refer to: Loyalists, those showing allegiance to the British crown The Loyalists: An Historical Novel, an 1812 novel by Jane West Loyalist...
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Colonists who supported the British cause in the American Revolution were Loyalists, often called Tories, or, occasionally, Royalists or King's Men. George...
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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...
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Look up loyalist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Loyalist may refer to: Loyalist, a person who supports the British monarchy or the United Kingdom...
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The Falling Soldier (redirect from Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936)
The Falling Soldier (full title: Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936) is a black and white photograph by Robert...
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Loyalist is a lower-tier township municipality in central eastern Ontario, Canada on Lake Ontario. It is in Lennox and Addington County and consists of...
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British loyalist may refer to: Loyalist (American Revolution) Ulster loyalism This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title British...
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Loyalist College (formally Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology) is an English-language college in Belleville, Ontario, Canada that is partnered...
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Ulster Defence Association (redirect from Jim Anderson (loyalist))
is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in September 1971 as an umbrella group for various loyalist groups and undertook...
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The Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) is an organisation in Northern Ireland focusing on the Unionist or Loyalist side of society. The council was launched...
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Southern Unionist (redirect from Loyalist (American Civil War))
Loyalists, Union Loyalists, or Lincoln's Loyalists. Pro-Confederates in the South derided them as "Tories" (in reference to the pro-Crown Loyalists of...
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family were United Empire Loyalists, originally from Rye, New York. In May 1783, along with approximately 6,000 other loyalists, they landed at Parrtown...
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A loyalist feud refers to any of the sporadic feuds which have erupted almost routinely between Northern Ireland's various loyalist paramilitary groups...
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American Revolutionary War (section Loyalists)
Carolina between Loyalist and Patriot militias, and the Loyalists were subsequently driven out of the colony in the Snow Campaign. Loyalists were recruited...
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former militant who was a member of the Ulster Defence Association, a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. He was convicted of three counts...
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Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, opposing the Patriots....
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1969 Northern Ireland riots (redirect from 1969 Loyalist Pogrom)
Irish nationalists. Civil rights marches had been attacked by Protestant loyalists, and protesters often clashed with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC)...
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Billy Elliot (disambiguation) (redirect from Billy Elliot (loyalist))
New Zealand footballer Billy Elliot (RHC) (1964–1995), Northern Ireland loyalist, leading member of the Red Hand Commando Billy Elliot (UDA), senior member...
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HMS Loyalist was the 14-gun sloop Restoration, which the Royal Navy purchased in North America in 1779. In May 1781 her captain was Morgan Laugharne. Prior...
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Orange Order (redirect from Loyalist Orange Lodge)
Ireland. The Orange Order is a conservative, British unionist and Ulster loyalist organisation. Thus it has traditionally opposed Irish nationalism/republicanism...
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Republican faction (Spanish Civil War) (redirect from Spanish Loyalists)
The Republican faction (Spanish: Bando republicano), also known as the Loyalist faction (Bando leal) or the Government faction (Bando gubernamental), was...
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to support King George III of Great Britain came to be known as Loyalists. Loyalists are to be contrasted with Patriots, who supported American republicanism...
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Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American...
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pursued his duties with a zeal that made him very unpopular, as he was a Loyalist during the Tea Act. Malcolm faced numerous moments of abuse and provocation...
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The Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) was an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed by Billy Wright in 1996 when he and his...
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