Adams' Rangers
Adams' Rangers, also known as Adams’ Company of Rangers, were a British Loyalist local volunteer corps and independent military company raised to support the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. Led by Dr. Samuel Adams of Arlington, New Hampshire Grants (now Vermont), the Rangers made their most significant contribution to the British war effort by serving with the ill-fated Burgoyne Expedition in the Saratoga campaign of 1777.
| Adams' Rangers | |
|---|---|
A woodcut of Dr. Samuel Adams, the future British Loyalist and American Revolutionary War military leader of Adams' Rangers, who was publicly humiliated in 1774 by being tied to a chair and hung from the sign of the Catamount Tavern in Arlington, New Hampshire Grants, in present-day Vermont, for falling out of favor with his enemies, the Green Mountain Boys, over land dealings in early Vermont | |
| Active | 1777-1780 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | Loyalist local volunteer corps |
| Type | infantry (auxiliary troops) |
| Role | scouting |
| Size | company (70 men) and officers |
| Part of | British Army under generals John Burgoyne, Simon Fraser, Baron Riedesel |
| Garrison/HQ | Province of Quebec |
| Nickname(s) | Adams’ Company of Rangers |
| Engagements | American Revolutionary War
|
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Captain Samuel Adams Captain Jeptha Hawley |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.