{"slug": "patriot-american-revolution", "label": "Patriot (American Revolution)", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_%28American_Revolution%29", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1365374", "qid": "Q1365374", "description": "American colonists who rejected British rule in the American Revolution", "entries": 13, "years": 8, "span": [1731, 1781], "span_label": ["1731 CE", "1781 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 11}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "american-revolutionary-war", "label": "American Revolutionary War", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "boston", "label": "Boston", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "american-revolution", "label": "American Revolution", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "royal-navy", "label": "Royal Navy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-great-britain", "label": "Kingdom of Great Britain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "british-army", "label": "British Army", "shared": 1}, 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American Revolutionary War – Battle of Ridgefield: The British Army defeats Patriot militias, galvanizing resistance in the Connecticut Colony.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349829024#April–June", "title": "1777", "revid": 1349829024, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"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": 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": 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