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An interesting read on the factual history of Rogers, and his famous Standing Orders.
Robert Rogers Real Standing Orders
Posted from 4gwtimes.blogspot.com
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Never understood why the Army used him for the historical basis of their Ranger units. I think George Rogers Clark would have been a better choice.
Here, the Redcoats themselves (Ency. Britannica) claim him as one of their own: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Rogers
Here, the Redcoats themselves (Ency. Britannica) claim him as one of their own: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Rogers
Robert Rogers | American soldier
Robert Rogers: Robert Rogers, American frontier soldier who raised and commanded a militia force, known as Rogers’s Rangers, which won wide repute during the French and Indian War (1754–63). A unique corps of 600 frontiersmen who successfully adapted Indian techniques to their fighting, Rogers’s Rangers
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LCDR Joshua Gillespie
Without a doubt, GRC was another great example. I think Robert Rogers gets the credit (and I'll leave it to a real Ranger to correct me if I'm wrong) because of his exploits during the French and Indian War...just as the Mexican-American War began the careers of many famous Civil War leaders, this conflict is where many future Continental Army leaders learned their trade. Some of the men who would later fight against the British with great success began as rangers themselves... so it's likely the ethos and tactics that accompanied the legend, as opposed to individual loyalties.
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LCDR Joshua Gillespie
Wasn't assuming; just allowing that any Rangers reading the post might have a different perspective.
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Growing up as a Boy Scout, Robert Rogers was a personal hero... a no-nonsense, unconventional leader who exemplified the virtues of common sense in a combat environment. Over the years, I've studied more about the man, his Rangers, and how the unit evolved across two very difficult periods in early American history. While recent works of theatrical fiction have (in my opinion) focused too intensely on the "dark-side" of his story, I think units such as Rogers' Rangers, and others (Wadell's Rangers, for instance) have a great deal to still teach us today.
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