{"slug": "loyalist-american-revolution", "label": "Loyalist (American Revolution)", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalist_%28American_Revolution%29", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935481", "qid": "Q935481", "description": "colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause", "entries": 9, "years": 6, "span": [1775, 1783], "span_label": ["1775 CE", "1783 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "patriot-american-revolution", "label": "Patriot (American Revolution)", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "american-revolutionary-war", "label": "American Revolutionary War", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "south-carolina", "label": "South Carolina", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "september", "label": "September", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "iroquois", "label": "Iroquois", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "american-revolution", "label": "American Revolution", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "colony-of-virginia", "label": "Colony of Virginia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1775, "year_label": "1775 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November", "text": "November – American Revolution: Colonel Richard Richardson's South Carolina revolutionaries march through Ninety-Six District in what becomes known as the Snow Campaign, effectively ending all major support for the Loyalist cause in the backcountry of South Carolina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365589248#July–December", "title": "1775", "revid": 1365589248, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1775, "year_label": "1775 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 7", "text": "November 7 – American Revolution: John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, British royal governor of the Colony of Virginia, signs Dunmore's Proclamation, declaring martial law and offering freedom to slaves of Patriots who run away from their owners and join the Loyalist forces (formal proclamation November 15) thus losing the support of planters who see slaves as their vital livelihood.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365589248#July–December", "title": "1775", "revid": 1365589248, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1776, "year_label": "1776 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 20", "text": "January 20 – American Revolution: South Carolina Loyalists led by Robert Cunningham sign a petition from prison, agreeing to all demands for peace by the formed state government of South Carolina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365773863#January–February", "title": "1776", "revid": 1365773863, "section": "Events › January–February"}}, {"year": 1777, "year_label": "1777 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 6", "text": "August 6 – American Revolutionary War – Battle of Oriskany: Loyalists gain a tactical victory over Patriots; Iroquois fight on both sides.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349829024#July–December", "title": "1777", "revid": 1349829024, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1778, "year_label": "1778 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "September", "text": "September – The Massachusetts Banishment Act, providing punishment for Loyalists, is passed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371073991#July–September", "title": "1778", "revid": 1371073991, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1780, "year_label": "1780 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 29", "text": "May 29 – American Revolutionary War – Waxhaw Massacre: Loyalist forces under Colonel Banastre Tarleton kill surrendering American soldiers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370564554#April–June", "title": "1780", "revid": 1370564554, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1780, "year_label": "1780 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 7", "text": "October 7 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Kings Mountain: Patriot militia forces annihilate Loyalists under British Major Patrick Ferguson, at Kings Mountain, South Carolina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370564554#October–December", "title": "1780", "revid": 1370564554, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1783, "year_label": "1783 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Loyalists from New York settle Great Abaco in the Bahamas.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370056030#Date_unknown", "title": "1783", "revid": 1370056030, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1783, "year_label": "1783 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 16", "text": "July 16 – Grants of land in Canada to American Loyalists are announced.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370056030#July–September", "title": "1783", "revid": 1370056030, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}