Whitcomb's Rangers

Whitcomb's Rangers

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name = Witcomb's Rangers


caption =
country =
allegiance = Continental Congress of the United States
type = Rangers
branch =
dates = 1776–1781
specialization =
command_structure = New Hampshire Line
size =
current_commander =
garrison = Fort Ranger
ceremonial_chief =
nickname =
motto =
colors =
march =
mascot =
battles = Hubbardton and Bennington
notable_commanders = Benjamin Whitcomb
anniversaries =
Campaign |name=Saratoga campaign, 1777
battles=TiconderogaHubbardtonFort AnnOriskanyBennington – 1st Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) – 2nd Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
Campaign |name=Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781
battles=Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's RaidCherry ValleyStony PointPenobscot expeditionSullivan expeditionNewtownSpringfieldGroton Heights

Whitcomb's Rangers were authorized on October 15, 1776, and formed in November 1776 at Fort Ticonderoga in New York. The unit consisted of two companies of New Hampshire rangers for service with the Continental Army under the command of Benjamin Whitcomb, a veteran of Bedel's Regiment. They saw action at the Battle of Hubbardton, Battle of Bennington and the Battle of Saratoga. They were disbanded on January 1, 1781 at Coos, New Hampshire.

ources

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=XSDnxlK1sMUC&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire. State Builers Publishing Manchester, NH 1903]


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