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rear of the French position. With much difficulty this was achieved and in a few days the guns were planted on the river-bank where a French naval force stood defending it. Rogers' 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. The other vessels and gunboats made all sail downstream but stranded in a bend of the river, where the rangers, swimming out with their tomahawks, boarded and took one of them, and the rest soon surrendered. With their communications cut the French evacuated the island which then fell to the British. Soon after the Forts of Saint Jean and Chambly were burned by the French; the Rangers then led the final advance on Montreal which surrendered without a fight the following month.
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Upon arrival at Detroit, Dalyell talked post Commandant Henry Gladwin into allowing Dalyell to take his reinforcements to attack an Indian village near Parent's Creek. The force of 250–300 soldiers of the 55th and 60th regiments, Rogers' volunteers, and the Queen's Royal American Rangers under the command of Captain Joseph Hopkins was ambushed, as the advanced guard made up of men from the 55th regiment crossed the bridge at Parent's Creek. Rogers' men were responsible for effectively covering the retreat of the force back to Fort Detroit.
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In the raid on Saint-Francis, Rogers claimed 200 enemies had been killed, leaving 20 women and children to be taken prisoner; he took five children as captives and released the rest. The French recorded 30 deaths, including 20 women and children. According to Francis Parkman, Ranger casualties in the
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was captured. He was reportedly saved from burning at the stake by the Abenaki through the intervention of a French officer and a providential thunderstorm. Francis Parkman reported 49 British fatalities and "more than a hundred" killed of the enemy. Rogers claimed the British losses were 33 and that
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The French originally reported killing Rogers in the second battle. This was based on their finding some of his belongings, including his regimental coat containing his military commission; however, he had escaped. This episode gave rise to the legend of Rogers' sliding 400 feet (120 m) down the
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in August. Along the way the Rangers fought to reduce the fortified French island of Île aux Noix. During the bombardment of the island Haviland sent Rogers' four ranger companies as well as light infantry and a force of Indians to drag three cannon through the forest and swamps further down to the
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The usefulness of Rogers' company during 1756 and 1757 prompted the British to form a second ranger company, which was soon followed by more. By early 1758, the rangers had been expanded to a corps of fourteen companies composed of between 1,200 and 1,400 men. This included three all-Indian units,
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from the French forces. After the war, most of the Rangers returned to civilian life. In 1763, Rogers recruited several volunteers for the reinforcement of Detroit commanded by James Dalyell of the 1st Royal Regiment and formerly of the 80th Regiment of Light Armed Foot (Gage's Light Infantry).
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and Scott followed up the rangers. The Rangers killed and scalped the Chief Mi'kmaq. In their retreat, the rangers captured 70 defenders and killed more than 50. Historian Burt Loescher describes this as "one of the most admirable feats ever performed by a detachment of the Corps."
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attack were one killed and six wounded; in the retreat, five were captured from one band of Rangers, and nearly all in another party of about 20 Rangers were killed or captured. One source alleges that only about 100 returned of about 204 Rangers, allies, and observers.
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portrays Rogers' Rangers as a Loyalist militia that uses intelligence gathered from an unidentified spy inside the Continental Army to ambush its patrols. Robert Rogers remarks early in the first episode that he offered his services first to
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A company of the rangers led by Noah Johnson was stationed at Fort William Henry in 1757 during the siege. The siege ended with the surrender and massacre of the British forces in August. After this, the Rangers were stationed on
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those of the enemy as 199. Another source reports that the French casualties were four Indians and six Canadians killed, and four Indians and six Canadians wounded, including an officer and a cadet.
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side of a mountain to the frozen surface of Lake George. There is no conclusive proof this actually happened, but the rock face is still known as "Rogers' Slide" or "Rogers Rock".
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two of Stockbridge Mahicans and one of Indians from Connecticut (mainly Mohegan and Pequot). Rogers was then promoted to major and served as commandant of the Ranger Corps.
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units. Recalling the colonial unit, they took the name "Rangers" as the official title; these units consider Rogers their founding father and distribute copies of Rogers'
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in British North America. It was the latest in a long line of New England ranger companies dating back to the 1670s. The immediate precursor and model for the unit was
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of more than a dozen companies (containing as many as 1,200–1,400 men at its peak). The ranger corps became the chief scouting arm of British
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In the Spring of 1760 the Rangers joined in Amherst's campaign on Montreal but before doing so conducted a successful preemptive raid on
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After the conclusion of the American War of Independence, Rogers Rangers were granted tracts of land for farming in what is now Pownal,
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in Canada, Britain, and Europe) in the borderlands of the colonial Northeast. They were commanded by Captain (later Major)
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of the Canadian Army claim to be descended from Rogers' Rangers. Also claiming descent from Rogers' Rangers are the
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which was used to supply the French army as well as being a vital link in the communication and supply line between
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The film Mission of Danger portrays a Rogers' Rangers operation with actor Keith Larsen portraying Robert Rogers.
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Brian D. Carroll, "'Savages' in the Service of Empire: Native American Soldiers in Gorham's Rangers,"
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by the late 1750s. The British forces in America valued Rogers' Rangers for their ability to gather
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Ranger groups across North America and the teachings of unconventional warfare from Rangers such as
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in Massachusetts uses the nickname "Rangers". The town was the birthplace of Robert Rogers.
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During 1759, the Rangers were involved in one of their most famous operations, the
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Four companies of Rogers Rangers (500 rangers) arrived on the provincial vessel
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The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756–1775
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towns and military emplacements, traveling on foot, in whaleboats, and even on
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pp. 77–78, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2017.
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At the end of the war, the Rangers were given the task of taking command of
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town of St. Francis. The first half of the novel was adapted as the film
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in the west along the St Lawrence River and from upper New York via the
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army as an independent ranger company. Rogers was inspired by colonial
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The Rangers were reactivated as part of the Regular Army during the
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broke out in 1775, Robert Rogers offered his services to General
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company in the provincial forces of the colony of New Hampshire
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Major General Israel Putnam: Hero of the American Revolution,
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The History of Rogers' Rangers: The First Green Berets
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Roger's Rangers successor unit, the Queen's Rangers,
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Roger's Raid according to the research of Gordon Day
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On July 7–8, 1758, Rogers' Rangers took part in the
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in 1759. Rogers' company was formed to fight in the
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Index

Rogers Rangers

Great Britain
British Army
New England Colonies
Special operations
Auxiliaries
Special operations
Maneuver warfare
Guerrilla warfare
Skirmishing
Fort William Henry
Rogers Island
Fort Detroit
French and Indian War
Battle on Snowshoes (1757)
Siege of Fort William Henry
Battle on Snowshoes (1758)
Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Battle of Carillon
Ile Saint-Jean Campaign
Petitcodiac River Campaign
Cape Sable Campaign
St. John River Campaign
Battle of Ticonderoga (1759)
St. Francis Raid
Sainte-Thérèse Raid
Montreal Campaign
Pontiac's War
Devil's Hole Massacre

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