1753 - 1780
Colonel Tye American Military
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First Name |
Colonel
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Last Name |
Tye
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Birthday |
30th November, 1752
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Birthplace |
Colt's Neck, Monmouth County, Province of New Jersey, present-day Colts Neck Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Died |
1780
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Place of Death |
Monmouth County, Province of New Jersey, present-day Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
slave, soldier, colonial militia officer
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Occupation |
Military
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Titus Cornelius, also known as Titus, Tye, and famously as Colonel Tye (c.– 1780), was a slave of African descent in the Province of New Jersey who escaped from his master and fought as a Black Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War; he was known for his leadership and fighting skills. He fought with a volunteer corps of escaped Virginia Colony slaves in the Ethiopian Regiment, and he led the Black Brigade associators. Tye died from tetanus from a musket wound in the wrist following a short siege in September 1780 against Captain Joshua Huddy. He was one of the most feared and effective guerrilla leaders opposing the American patriot forces in central New Jersey.