- Whitcomb's Rangers
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name = Witcomb's Rangers
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allegiance =Continental Congress of theUnited States
type = Rangers
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dates = 1776–1781
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command_structure =New Hampshire Line
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current_commander =
garrison =Fort Ranger
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battles = Hubbardton and Bennington
notable_commanders =Benjamin Whitcomb
anniversaries = Campaign |name=Saratoga campaign , 1777
battles=Ticonderoga – Hubbardton – Fort Ann – Oriskany – Bennington – 1st Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) – 2nd Saratoga (Bemis Heights)Campaign |name=Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781
battles=Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton HeightsWhitcomb's Rangers were authorized on
October 15 ,1776 , and formed in November 1776 atFort Ticonderoga inNew York . The unit consisted of two companies ofNew Hampshire rangers for service with theContinental Army under the command ofBenjamin Whitcomb , a veteran ofBedel's Regiment . They saw action at theBattle of Hubbardton ,Battle of Bennington and theBattle of Saratoga . They were disbanded onJanuary 1 ,1781 at Coos, New Hampshire.ources
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=XSDnxlK1sMUC&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire. State Builers Publishing Manchester, NH 1903]
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