The King's Royal Regiment of
New York was one of the first
Loyalist regiments raised (
June 19 1776) in
Canada during the
American Revolution. Raised by exiled
Loyalist leader
Sir John Johnson from American refugees fleeing
Patriot persecution, the regiment served with distinction throughout the war, launching raids and relief missions into the
Mohawk Valley of New York.As one of the most active Loyalist regiments in the Canadian department, it was instrumental in the siege of
Fort Stanwix during the expedition of Colonel
St. Leger down the
Mohawk River Valley in the summer of 1777. The regiment saw action at the
Battle of Oriskany in 1777,
Carleton's Raid (1778) and the devastating raid on the Schoharie Valley in 1780. Along with native allies and fellow provincial regiments such as Butler's Rangers, the regiment fought a series of low-level raiding campaigns through the Mohawk Valley. This region was a major agricultural area of New York, and these raids were intended to interdict the supply of foodstuffs to
Washington's army while pressuring the rebellion's political leaders in the region, who were actively persecuting loyalist residents.
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