ðə pˈeɪtɹɪəts bˈɪlt səpˈoːɹt fɹʌm mˈoʊst əv ðə mˈɪdəlklˈæs, ænd fˈaʊndᵻd məlˈɪʃəz ˈɛksɚsˌɪɾiːdʒnˌuːtʃæpən ʌv ˈɑːɹmd sɪvˈɪliənz wˌɪtʃ bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən mˈænɪdʒd tə tˈeɪk ˌoʊvɚ sˈɛvɹəl sˈɪɾiz ænd ɹˈiːdʒənz ɪn ɐn ˈɛfɚt tə fˈoːɹs nˈuː ᵻlˈɛkʃənz wˌɪtʃ wʊd ˈaʊst ðɪ ˈoʊld ɡˈʌvɚnmənt əfˈɪʃəlz.
The Patriots built support from most of the middle-class, and founded militias (Exercitiegenootschappen) of armed civilians which between 1783 and 1787 managed to take over several cities and regions in an effort to force new elections which would oust the old government officials.