"The Queen’s American Rangers." Topic

"At the start of the American Revolution in 1775, Robert Rogers of French and Indian War fame quickly organized a regiment to fight the war—but not on the side of his native Massachusetts. Named in honor of Queen Charlotte, Roger's regiment recruited Loyalists from New York, western Connecticut, and parts of Virginia. Rogers's command of the unit was short-lived however, and after a humiliating
defeat in 1776, and under new leadership, the unit played a decisive role at the battle of Brandywine that brought them their first favorable attention from the British high command. With this performance, and under the able leadership of John Simcoe, the Queen's American Rangers— sometimes known as "Simcoe's Rangers"—were frequently assigned to serve alongside British regular troops in many battles, including Monmouth, Springfield, Charleston, and Yorktown.Receiving frequent high praise from Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton, the Commander in Chief of the British Army in America, the unit was placed on the American Establishment of the British Army in May 1779, a status conferred on provincial units that had performed valuable services during the war, and was renamed the 1st
American Regiment. Before the end of the war, the rangers were fully incorporated into the regular British Army, one of only two Loyalist units to be so honored.

The Queen's American Rangers by historian Donald J. Gara is the first book-length account of this storied unit. Based on extensive primary source research, the book traces the complete movements, command changes, and battle performances of the rangers, from their first muster to their formal incorporation into the British Army and ultimate emigration to Canada on land grants conferred by a grateful British crown."

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Sigh, yet another book I'd like to buy and read if I just had the time, and money, to spare.

It is interesting that the command of the Queens Rangers went from Rodgers to Wemyss and then to Simcoe. Wemyss and Simcoe both were from the 40th Foot. The umit still exists, or at least did when I met them, as a mechanised infantry reg't in the Canadian Army

I believe that unit actually dates back to the 1790s, when it was re-raised as a rifle regiment (Lefferts mistakes it for the original QRs as well, in his uniform book, and has the AWI version as all riflemen).

According to T.F Mills (not infallible)

782.12.25 The Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment) placed on British Establishment
1783.10.13 disbanded at St. John, NB

1791.09.01 The Queen's Rangers
re-formed in British Army as escort to Governor General of Upper Canada (John Simcoe), recruited partly in Britain, partly from Loyalist veterans, and never forming more than two companies

1792 HQ established at Newark (Niagara-on-the Lake)
1795 HQ moved to York
1802 disbanded

1837 The Queen's Rangers re-formed in Canadian Militia
1838 disbanded; title and lineage revived in 1927 in Canadian Militia as The Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment)

Glad you like it and hope you can buy it soon my friend!. (smile)

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