The King's Rangers, also known as the King's American Rangers, were a British provincial military unit raised for service during the American Revolutionary War.
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Rangers formed
After Colonel Robert Rogers left the Queen's Rangers, he went to Nova Scotia, where he raised King's Rangers, in 1779. Rogers was famous for his service, during the French and Indian War. The corps was authorized an establishment of two battalions, each of 10 companies, for a total strength 1,267 officers and other ranks, and it served throughout the war. King's Rangers were eventually disbanded in 1783.
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Campaigns
Notable officers
- Colonel Robert Rogers
- Lieutenant Colonel James Rogers
- Captain-Lieutenant James Breakenridge
- Captain-Lieutenant Azariah Pritchard
- Captain-Lieutenant Henry Ruiter
Rangers disbanded and resettled in British Canada
After the Revolutionary War, some officers and men of the Rangers were granted tracts of land for farming in Queens and Kings Counties, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The Rangers were reactivated during the War of 1812 and a large training camp was built in what is now the village of Pownal, complete with barracks, a field hospital and musketry range (of which the butts can still be seen on the shore of Pownal Bay).
Address to American Loyalists
The following is an address issued by the King's Rangers on November 30, 1782, intended as advice for American Loyalists:
Similarly Named Regiment
Another regiment known as the King's (Carolina) Rangers, served under Colonel Thomas Brown in Georgia and South Carolina.
References
- Katcher, Philip, Encyclopaedia of British, Provincial, and German Army Units 1775-1783, 1973, ISBN 0-8117-0542-0
External links
- Index to King's American Rangers History - The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies
- Recreated Regiment: (Reenactors in New England)
Source of article : Wikipedia
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