Robert Rogers (British Army officer)
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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]
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Robert Rogers | |
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Nickname(s) | Wobomagonda ("White Devil")[1] |
Born | (1731-11-07)7 November 1731 Methuen, Massachusetts |
Died | 18 May 1795(1795-05-18) (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 |
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