Towards evening Rogers was shot through the wrist; and one of the men, John Shute, used to tell in his old age how he saw another ranger trying to
Rogers’ Rangers
Seven companies formed a battalion dispersed on various service but all under the orders of Robert Rogers, with the rank of major.Our special
War Parties from Ticonderoga
Meanwhile the western borders were still ravaged by the tomahawk. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia all writhed under the
Memorial Day, 2024
Today is Memorial Day. We remember the sacrifice of those who served the United States of America.This year we're reprinting "The Storming of
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 13
The news of the surrender was received with indignation in England and in the colonies.Our special project presenting the definitive account of
French Capture Oswego
Since Vaudreuil became chief of the colony he had nursed the plan of seizing Oswego, yet hesitated to attempt it.Our special project presenting the
English Colonial Officers Demoted
By a royal order lately issued, all general and field officers with provincial commissions were to take rank only as eldest captains when serving in
Oswego: The New Campaign
Captain Robert Rogers began already to be famous. On the seventeenth of June he and his band lay hidden in the bushes within the outposts of
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 12
Much difficulty arose from the different rules adopted by the various [English] colonies for the regulation of their soldiers.Our special project