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Robert Rogers (British Army officer)
Robert Rogers | |
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&sq=&lang=en&file=File:RobertRogers.jpeg) A 1776 coloured mezzotint of Rogers | |
| Nickname(s) | Wobomagonda ("White Devil")[1] |
| Born | 7 November 1731 Methuen, Massachusetts |
| Died | 18 May 1795 (aged 63) London, England |
| Allegiance |  New Hampshire  Great Britain |
| Service | New Hampshire Militia (1746–1748) British Army (1755–1777) |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | Rogers' Rangers Queen's Rangers King's Rangers |
| Battles / wars | |
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Rogers (7 November 1731 – 18 May 1795) was a British Army officer and frontiersman. Born in Methuen, Massachusetts, he fought in King George's War, the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. During the French and Indian War, Rogers raised and commanded Rogers' Rangers, a ranger unit trained for carrying out asymmetric warfare.[2][3]
- ^ Brumwell, Stephen (2005). White Devil: a True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America. Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-30681-389-4.
- ^ Bahmanyar, Mir (2006). Shadow Warriors: A History of the US Army Rangers. Bloomsbury. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-84603-142-7.
- ^ Black, Robert (October 1984). "The Beginning of the American Ranger". Gung-Ho. pp. 20–22.
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