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engraving showing the American treatment of loyalists

A group of American Revolution reenactors are dressed as British soldiers in red coats.

Atrocities against Loyalists

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United States history

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A group of American Revolution reenactors are dressed as British soldiers in red coats.

Who were the Patriots and Loyalists during the American Revolution?

Not all colonists were fighting for independence.

Video: © Civil War Trust (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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engraving showing the American treatment of loyalists

engraving showing the American treatment of loyalists

Engraving showing the American treatment of loyalists, who were denied freedom of...

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Atrocities against Loyalists

Atrocities against Loyalists

Etching showing atrocities against Loyalists.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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