Samuel adams revolutionary war from new hampshire
Samuel adams revolutionary war from new hampshire
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Adams' Rangers
| Adams' Rangers | |
|---|---|
A woodcut of Dr. Samuel Adams, the future British Loyalist and American Revolutionary War military leader of Adams' Rangers, who was publicly humiliated in 1774 by being tied to a chair and hung from the sign of the Catamount Tavern in Arlington, New Hampshire Grants, in present-day Vermont, for falling out of favor with his enemies, the Green Mountain Boys, over land dealings in early Vermont | |
| Active | 1777-1780 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | Loyalist local volunteer corps |
| Type | infantry (auxiliary troops) |
| Role | scouting |
| Size | company (70 men) and officers |
| Part of | British Army under generals John Burgoyne, Simon Fraser, Baron Riedesel |
| Garrison/HQ | Province of Quebec |
| Nickname(s) | Adams’ Company of Rangers |
| Engagements | American Revolutionary War |
| Notable commanders | Captain Samuel Adams Captain Jeptha Hawley |
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