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Originally Posted by Finny
And I know someone will be reading this and have to look up the name Ethan Allen... as they only know it as a Store.
But here are a few more..
Benjamin Church
Robert Rogers
Thomas Knowlton
Benjamin Whitcomb
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Here you go:
Ethan Allen (January 10, 1738[1] – February 12, 1789) was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla leader during the era of the Vermont Republic and the New Hampshire Grants. He fought against the Province of New York's settlement of Vermont, and later for its independence during the American Revolutionary War.
Ethan Allen
Captain Benjamin Church (c. 1639-January 17, 1718) was an American carpenter, military officer, and Ranger during America's Colonial era, and specifically, King Philip's War.
Captain Benjamin Church
Robert Rogers, or Rodgers (7 November 1731 – 18 May 1795), was an American colonial frontiersman. Rogers served in the British army during both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. During the French and Indian War Rogers raised and commanded the famous Rogers' Rangers. He died alone in poverty in the city of London.
Robert Rogers
Thomas Knowlton (1740–1776) was an American patriot who served in the French and Indian War and acted as a Colonel during the American Revolution. Knowlton is considered America's first Intelligence professional, and his unit, Knowlton's Rangers, made a significant contribution to intelligence gathering during the early Revolutionary War. Knowlton was killed in action at the Battle of Harlem Heights.
Thomas Knowlton
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.
Whitcomb's Rangers