Whitcomb's Rangers were authorized on October 15, 1776, and formed in November 1776 at

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. The unit consisted of two companies of

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

rangers for service with the

Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Co ...

under the command of Benjamin Whitcomb, a veteran of

Bedel's Regiment Bedel's Regiment refers to a series of revolutionary military regiments formed at the outbreak of the American Revolution to protect northern New Hampshire. The regiments were led by Colonel – later Brevet Brigadier General – Timothy Bed ...

. They saw action at the Battle of Hubbardton, Battle of Bennington and the

Battle of Saratoga The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) were two battles between the American Continental Army and the British Army fought near Saratoga, New York, concluding the Saratoga campaign in the American Revolutionary War. The Battle ...

. They were disbanded on January 1, 1781 at Coos, New Hampshire.

References

State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire. State Builders Publishing Manchester, NH 1903

External links

Bibliography of the Continental Army in New Hampshire
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