Benoni Danks

Benoni Danks
Benoni Danks
Born	c. 1716; Northampton, Massachusetts Bay
Died	1776; (aged 59–60); Windsor, Nova Scotia
Allegiance	Great Britain; United States
Years of service	1756–1762, 1776
Commands held	Danks' Rangers
Battles/wars	French and Indian War Expulsion of the Acadians Cape Sable Campaign; ; Petitcodiac River campaign; St. John River campaign; Siege of Quebec; Siege of Havana; ; American Revolutionary War Battle of Fort Cumberland; ;
Spouse(s)	Mary Morris (m. 1745)

Benoni Danks (c. 1716 – 1776) was a New England soldier and politician who acted as the representative of Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1765 to 1770. He is best known as the commander of Danks' Rangers, a unit which operated during the French and Indian War against the French.

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