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The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Robert Rogers and Roger's Rangers - Nov. 29th, 2004
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Posted on 11/28/2004 9:41:12 PM PST by SAMWolf



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Robert Rogers
(1731-1795)

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Robert Rogers was a popularly acclaimed military leader during the French and Indian War, who institutionalized many frontier-style practices of warfare and whose forces are regarded by some as the model for later ranger activities.

Rogers was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, but spent his formative years on the frontier in New Hampshire. He served briefly as a scout in King George’s War, but made his mark later in the final North American conflict between France and Britain. In 1756, Rogers formed a group that came to be known as Rogers’ Rangers — a 600-man contingent of green-clad frontiersmen who had been personally recruited by the charismatic leader. Rogers was not the originator of many of the fighting tactics he popularized, but he did systematize the process. In Rogers’ Ranging Rules, he set down more than two dozen no-nonsense rules for frontier warfare. He insisted on the intensive training of his soldiers, including exposure to live-fire exercises. The result of his efforts was the creation of a highly mobile force that could sustain itself for long periods by living off the land.



In 1758, Rogers was given command of all colonial ranger forces in North America. His second-in-command was John Stark, later the hero of Bennington. The rangers' unconventional nature was demonstrated in the “battle on snowshoes” (1758), when Rogers’ forces struck an unsuspecting enemy near Lake George by conveying themselves across snow and ice on snowshoes, skates and sleds; most armies of the day simply closed down operations during the cold weather months and devoted their energies to planning the next spring's offensive.

The Rangers staged their most celebrated exploit in 1759. The fierce Abenaki (Abnaki) Indians in the St. Francis River basin, now southeastern Québec and New Brunswick, had launched devastating attacks against English settlements to the south. Hundreds of lives had been lost and public furor was further aroused by the tribe’s attack on a British army retreating under a white flag of truce. Rogers assembled 200 rangers, then struck deep into enemy territory, surprised the Abenaki, killed many of them and destroyed their village. Later that same year, Rogers served with James Wolfe at Québec and in the following year with Jeffrey Amherst at Montreal; the latter dispatched the rangers to the Great Lakes area to secure French forts there in late 1760. The surrender of Fort Detroit made Rogers a hero in England and America. During Pontiac’s Rebellion, Rogers was again assigned to the Detroit frontier.



In 1765, Rogers traveled to England, where he was warmly received. He used this time of relative leisure to write about his exploits and even pen a forgettable play. George III refused to back a grand exploratory venture for the Mississippi Valley, but did name Rogers commander of Fort Michilimackinac. While at that post, Rogers indulged his passion for finding a Northwest Passage by sending Jonathan Carver on an expedition, the nature of which has never been fully understood. Some have speculated that Rogers was actually interested in setting up an independent republic. Suspicions grew and he was later arrested and charged with treason. Following acquittal, Rogers lived in England until the eve of the War for Independence. He returned to America and offered his services to George Washington, who had deep reservations about Rogers’ loyalties and had him arrested. Rogers managed to escape confinement and devoted his energies to the formation of Loyalist ranger groups in the New York City area, none of which was noted for distinguished service. He departed for England in 1780, where he lived out his life in obscurity.

The ranger units formed by Rogers continued their duties on the frontier from the end of the French and Indian War to the outbreak of the War for Independence, when most of the forces joined the Patriot side and provided badly needed leadership.



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To: The Mayor

Morning Mayor.

Excellent Sermon this morning.


21 posted on 11/29/2004 6:50:07 AM PST by SAMWolf (D.A.M. ...... Mothers Against Dyslexia.)
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To: Valin
1934 Chicago Bears beat Detroit in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally (Detroit said to be rebuilding)

LOL!

22 posted on 11/29/2004 6:51:39 AM PST by SAMWolf (D.A.M. ...... Mothers Against Dyslexia.)
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To: SAMWolf

It's a bit cloudy here this morning. we may get some snow tonight.


23 posted on 11/29/2004 6:52:28 AM PST by E.G.C.
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To: Valin
1981 Natalie Wood actress, drowns off Santa Catalina CA, at 43

Saw a lot of her movies

24 posted on 11/29/2004 6:59:42 AM PST by SAMWolf (D.A.M. ...... Mothers Against Dyslexia.)
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To: Professional Engineer

Morning PE. Feeling any better?


25 posted on 11/29/2004 7:00:10 AM PST by SAMWolf (D.A.M. ...... Mothers Against Dyslexia.)
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To: E.G.C.

Winter is arriving.


26 posted on 11/29/2004 7:00:35 AM PST by SAMWolf (D.A.M. ...... Mothers Against Dyslexia.)
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To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; Professional Engineer; Samwise; The Mayor; PhilDragoo; Matthew Paul; ...

Good morning everyone.

27 posted on 11/29/2004 7:15:41 AM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: SAMWolf; snippy_about_it
((LOL))It most certainly is.

Hey Snippy How's it going for you today?:-D

28 posted on 11/29/2004 7:19:34 AM PST by E.G.C.
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To: Professional Engineer

Morning, PE. Thank You, for today's Flag-o-gram.


29 posted on 11/29/2004 7:46:31 AM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: SAMWolf

Natalie Wood...lovely woman.

'finish em off with your hatchet.'
EEEWH! Horrible, impossible wounds. If the gash didn't kill you the infection would later. Reminds me of what the Germans in WWI feared more than anything. The sounds of bagpipes and knowing that with them came those crazy men in their 'skirts' that prefered using the axe over a rifle when killing.


30 posted on 11/29/2004 8:24:05 AM PST by Lee Heggy (Never tell a lie--except for practice. Mark Twain)
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To: SAMWolf

Great thread...as always...FYI..the historical novels of Kenneth Roberts ..(A Rabble in Arms, Arundel, et al) cover this period of American History faithfully...well worth finding a copy if you can. I grew up on them as a teenager..also the movie "northwest Passage" with Spencer Tracy is a very faithful depiction for Hollywood..of the campaign against the French and the Indians..best scene..when the starving soldier is caught gnawing on an dead Indian's head...


31 posted on 11/29/2004 8:35:16 AM PST by ken5050
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To: SAMWolf

You do what you feel like doing Sam, I am going to call in a airstrike while I am hidden on a distant hill at least one mile away.


32 posted on 11/29/2004 9:08:44 AM PST by U S Army EOD (John Kerry, the mother of all flip floppers.I)
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To: SAMWolf
Don't forget nothing.

I guess I've washed out by now.

33 posted on 11/29/2004 10:18:12 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Recipient of the Procrastinator Commendation medal, with 38 Oak Leaf Clusters.)
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To: Valin
1803 Christian Doppler discovered Doppler Effect (color shift)


34 posted on 11/29/2004 10:29:57 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Recipient of the Procrastinator Commendation medal, with 38 Oak Leaf Clusters.)
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To: Valin
1946 Suzy Chaffee US, skier/chapstick user (Olympics-1968)

"Hi I'm Suzy Chapstick"

35 posted on 11/29/2004 10:31:41 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Recipient of the Procrastinator Commendation medal, with 38 Oak Leaf Clusters.)
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To: SAMWolf

Hiya Sam, not much. I might try sick-call.


36 posted on 11/29/2004 10:33:03 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Recipient of the Procrastinator Commendation medal, with 38 Oak Leaf Clusters.)
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To: bentfeather

Hi miss Feather


37 posted on 11/29/2004 10:33:47 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Recipient of the Procrastinator Commendation medal, with 38 Oak Leaf Clusters.)
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To: SAMWolf
Saw a lot of her movies

You don't say?

38 posted on 11/29/2004 10:35:03 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Recipient of the Procrastinator Commendation medal, with 38 Oak Leaf Clusters.)
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To: snippy_about_it

Good afternoon...I'm pooped...I've been washing and painting walls.


39 posted on 11/29/2004 10:49:36 AM PST by GailA (Praise GOD and our Lord Jesus that GW won.)
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To: Aeronaut

Good afternoon Aeronaut.


40 posted on 11/29/2004 2:11:43 PM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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