14 Facts About Rogers' Rangers

1.

Rogers' Rangers was a company of soldiers from the Province of New Hampshire raised by Major Robert Rogers and attached to the British Army during the Seven Years' War .

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Rogers' Rangers began in 1755 as a company in the provincial forces of the colony of New Hampshire in British North America.

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3.

Rogers' Rangers company was formed to fight in the French and Indian War in the borderlands of the colonial Northeast.

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4.

The Rogers' Rangers sometimes undertook raids against French towns and military emplacements, traveling on foot, in whaleboats, and even on snowshoes during winter.

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5.

The Rogers' Rangers lost 125 men in this encounter, as well as eight men wounded, with 52 surviving.

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6.

Rogers' Rangers was reportedly saved from burning at the stake by the Abenaki through the intervention of a French officer and a providential thunderstorm.

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7.

Rogers' Rangers returned a few days later with food and relief forces from Fort at Number 4, the nearest British outpost.

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8.

Along the way the Rogers' Rangers fought to reduce the fortified French island of Ile aux Noix.

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9.

Rogers' Rangers cannon opened up upon these vessels surprising them; the closest sloop cut her cable and a strong west wind then drove her ashore into the hands of the British.

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10.

Rogers' Rangers men were responsible for effectively covering the retreat of the force back to Fort Detroit.

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11.

Rogers' Rangers formed the Queen's Rangers and later the King's Rangers.

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12.

The Rogers' Rangers were reactivated during the War of 1812 and a large training camp was built there, complete with barracks, a field hospital and musket range .

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13.

Also claiming descent from Rogers' Rangers are the 1st Battalion 119th Field Artillery of Michigan and the U S Army Rangers.

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14.

Rogers' Rangers are featured on a New Hampshire historical marker along New Hampshire Route 10 in Haverhill.

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