Brigadier-General Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet was an American-born military officer, politician and landowner who fought as a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War. He was the son of Sir Wi
A 1792 portrait of Johnson
William Johnson hosting an Iroquois conference at Johnson Hall in 1772 (painting by E. L. Henry, 1903)
Johnson Hall 2006
Private, Johnson's Royal Regiment of New York, 1776, by Charles M. Lefferts.
The King's Royal Regiment of New York, also known as the Royal Yorkers, King's Royal Yorkers or Johnson's Greens, was one of the first Loyalist regiments, raised on 19 June 1776, in the British colony
Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet
…Quebec during the Revolutionary War with his family and allies, as he was at risk of arrest by Patriot authorities. During the war, he served in the King's Royal Regiment of New York and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1782. In the same year, Johnson was also appointed as Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, a…
Encampment of the Loyalists at Johnstown, 1784 by James Peachey