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Whitcomb's Rangers

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Whitcomb's Rangers
Active1776–1781
Allegiance United States
TypeLight infantry
RoleGuerrilla warfare
Reconnaissance
Size2 Companies
Part ofNew Hampshire Line
Garrison/HQFort Ranger
Nickname(s)Whitcomb's Rangers
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
Commanders
Current
commander
Major Benjamin Whitcomb
Notable
commanders
Benjamin Whitcomb

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.

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