Whitcomb's Rangers

Saratoga campaign, 1777

Ticonderoga – Hubbardton – Fort Ann – Oriskany – Bennington – 1st Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) – 2nd Saratoga (Bemis Heights)

Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781

Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton Heights

American Revolutionary War units of the United States

Continental Army List of Continental units

Units by state	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia

Non-state units	Extra and Additional regiments Armand's Legion Pulaski's Legion Lee's Legion Ottendorf's Corps Commander-in-Chief's Guard

State militia List of state units

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.

References

Rangers of British America and the United States Army

King Philip's War, King William's War, Queen Anne's War	Church's Rangers

King George's War, Father Le Loutre's War, French and Indian War	Gorham's Rangers,

French and Indian War	Rogers' Rangers; Danks' Rangers, Burke's Rangers

American Revolutionary War	Butler's Rangers, Queen's Rangers

American Revolutionary War	2nd Legionary Corps Armand's Legion Knowlton's Rangers Whitcomb's Rangers

American Civil War	43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Mosby's Rangers) 7th Virginia Cavalry Marion's Men Loudoun Rangers

World War II	1st Ranger Battalion 2nd Ranger Battalion 3d Ranger Battalion 4th Ranger Battalion 5th Ranger Battalion 6th Ranger Battalion Merrill's Marauders 29th Ranger Battalion

Modern Rangers	Korean War Ranger Companies 75th Ranger Infantry Regiment (Airborne) 75th Ranger Regiment

See also	Ranger Creed Ranger Memorial Ranger Assessment and Selection Program Ranger School Ranger Tab Rangers Standing Orders RSLC

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