Download or read book Journals of Major Robert Rogers microform written by Robert 1731-1795 Rogers and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Journals of Robert Rogers of the Rangers written by Robert Rogers and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Rogers (1731 – 1795) was an American frontiersman who commanded the famous Rogers Rangers in the French and Indian War.
Download or read book The Life of Robert Rogers written by Allan Nevins and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Regarded as a 'killing gentleman' by none other than King George III, Rogers is a fearsome hunter and tracker, America's most notorious mercenary. With only one allegiance - to himself" -AMC's "Turn" TV Series Website Robert Rogers (1731 - 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 trained for raiding and close combat behind enemy lines. During the Revolutionary War Rogers raised and commanded the Queen's Rangers. After having first offered his services to George Washington during the Revolutionary War, only to be imprisoned, Rogers escaped and offered his services to the British. Nevins writes: "Here Rogers was received with open arms. Not merely had Howe been assured of his ability and held previous communication with him, but to an army composed largely of men untrained in New World methods of fighting, unfamiliar with the enemy, and entirely uncertain of the ground over which it must pass, he seemed a valuable accession. He knew intimately the whole central region along the Hudson and toward Philadelphia in which Howe was to operate, and the temper and immediate resources of the Americans; and he had many Tory friends in the neighboring boroughs whom he could induce to enter the British army. In the first days of August, he was given the title of Lieutenant-Colonel, and empowered to muster a battalion of loyalists, to be called the "Queen's American Rangers." These rangers stand among the most picturesque of all the troops which have served on the American continent, for both temper and appearance answered well to their rough and audacious life. Most of them were the resolute sons of the border villages and farms, inured, like their commander, to the fatigues of harassing and unbelievable journeys, the extremes of heat and cold, and distressing privations of food and shelter during long periods; fearless, steady of nerve, and resourceful of mind. Their life in the field was one of infinite vigilance and hourly readiness for action. Allan Nevins ( 1890 - 1971) was an American historian and journalist, renowned for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as President Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, Henry Ford, and John D. Rockefeller, as well as his public service. Nevins wrote his first book, The Life of Robert Rogers (1914) while completing postgraduate studies at the University of Illinois. It was included in the Caxton Club's 1914 edition of Robert Roger's "Ponteach, Or, The Savages of America."
Download or read book Robert Rogers of the Rangers written by John R. Cuneo and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1959 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sympathetic biography, Robert Rogers appears as a true a hero of the French and Indian War, the St. Francis Raid, Pontiac's Conspiracy, and the fruitless search of the Northwest Passage in the Hudson Bay. A controversial man in his own time and even today, his life was as turbulent as the times in which he lived. Loved by his men, but often in conflict with authority, court martialed on a charge of treason, always pursued by creditors, his career zig-zagged erratically from fame to obscurity. Basing his account on much original research, Mr. Cuneo sheds new light on the days when white men and Indians scalped one another.
Download or read book Robert Rogers written by Jennifer Quasha and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2001-08-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life of Robert Rogers, an American hero of the French and Indian War who created a set of rules for fighting that is still taught in the military today.
Download or read book Ponteach written by Robert Rogers and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ponteach" from Robert Rogers. American colonial frontiersman (1731-1795).
Download or read book The Dictionary of Canadian Biography written by William Stewart Wallace and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the Rare Book Division written by New York Public Library. Rare Book Division and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reference tool for Rare Books Collection.
Download or read book The Vermont Encyclopedia written by John J. Duffy and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive sourcebook for Vermont facts, figures, people, events, and history
Download or read book Early Canadian Printing written by Patricia Fleming and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to verifying as many of Tremaine's original library locations as possible, and identifying additional copies of the items, the authors of the supplement have added many new entries that have come to light in the last 45 years.
Download or read book Rogers Rock Lake George March 13 1758 A Battle Fought on Snow Shoes written by Mary Cochrane Rogers and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rogers' Rock, Lake George, March 13, 1758: A Battle Fought on Snow Shoes by Mary Cochrane Rogers is a riveting account of a unique battle fought on the icy terrains of Lake George. Rogers meticulously captures the challenges, strategies, and heroism of the combatants, offering readers a deep dive into a lesser-known chapter of military history, making it a must-read for history enthusiasts.
Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas written by New York Public Library. Reference Department and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Hampshire written by Craig A. Doherty and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the early history of New Hampshire, including Native Americans, European explorers and colonists, and events leading up to and during the American Revolution.
Download or read book Fighting Elites written by John C. Fredriksen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-12-12 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Army Rangers to Green Berets to the U.S. Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden, this book explains what makes Special Forces "special," covering the rich and varied history of elite formations in American military history and describing their recruitment, intense training, and equipment in depth. Most civilians have only a vague idea of what the U.S. Special Forces are all about—who they are, how they differ from our "normal" military forces, what they've accomplished throughout our history, and how they operate today. Fighting Elites: A History of U.S. Special Forces examines the rich and varied history of U.S. Special Forces, identifies their contributions to specific conflicts from colonial times forward, and highlights their present operational excellence. In this first-ever reference guide to U.S. Special Forces, military historian John C. Fredriksen provides a carefully balanced presentation, describing all units in their own detailed section that discusses their origins, recruitment, training, tactics, and equipment, and defining military engagements, if known. The text also contains 20 biographical entries of noted personalities associated with special purpose activities.
Download or read book Resurrecting the First Great American Play written by Sämi Ludwig and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the mid-eighteenth century, the Ottawa chief Pontiac (often spelled Ponteach at the time) led an intertribal confederacy in resisting British power in the Great Lakes region, an event immortalized in the play Ponteach, or the Savages of America. This play, written by infamous frontier soldier Robert Rogers, is one of the earliest theatrical renderings of the region, depicting its hero in a way that called into question eighteenth-century constructions of Indigenous Americans. Sämi Ludwig contends that Ponteach's literary and artistic merits are worthy of further exploration. He investigates the questions of authorship and analyzes the play's content, embracing its many contradictions as enriching windows into the era. In this way, he suggests using Ponteach as a tool to better understand British imperialism in North America and the emerging theatrical forms developing in the Young Republic"--
Download or read book Ranger Raid written by Phillip Thomas Tucker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A figure of legendary, almost mythic proportions, Robert Rogers is widely considered the father of U.S. Army Rangers. He gained his fame during the French and Indian War, fighting in the American and Canadian wilderness for the British colonies and the English Empire against the French and Indians, but a decade later, during the Revolution, he was almost a man without a country. During the American Revolution, George Washington didn’t trust him—indeed, he had Rogers arrested in 1776—nor did the British, who, desperate, gave him a command anyway, and Rogers was pivotal in arresting and executing American spy Nathan Hale. However, Rogers' saga begins in the French and Indian War in what was a true American Odyssey. Ranger Raid digs deep into Rogers’ most controversial battle: the raid on St. Francis in Canada during the French and Indian War. On October 4, 1759, Rogers and 140 Rangers raided the Native American town of St. Francis, Canada, as part of British general Jeffery Amherst’s plan to gain intelligence in the St. Lawrence region. At the time, and for many decades thereafter, this was seen as a great victory—but now it seems like more of a massacre. Phillip Thomas Tucker refreshes this story, combining the biography of Robert Rogers, the history of his Rangers, and the history of the native peoples in this region, to tell a new story of the St. Francis raid and its influence in the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and ever after.
