Queen's Rangers

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The Queen's Rangers were a Loyalist provincial military unit in the American Revolutionary War, renowned for their light infantry and ranger tactics under British command.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Loyalist provincial corps
light infantry unit
ranger unit
allegiance Great Britain
Loyalists
associatedWith British Army in North America
John Graves Simcoe
Province of New York
conflict American Revolutionary War
country Great Britain NERFINISHED
disbanded circa 1783
engagement Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Monmouth
operations in New Jersey
operations in Pennsylvania
operations in Virginia
formationYear 1776
garrison New York City
historicalEra 18th century
locationFounded British-occupied New York
militaryBranch British Army
namedAfter Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
surface form: Queen Charlotte
notableCommander John Graves Simcoe
Robert Rogers
notableFor discipline and effectiveness as a Loyalist corps
use of light infantry and ranger tactics
opposedTo Continental Army
Patriot militias
partOf British provincial forces
recruitedFrom American Loyalists
colonial settlers
role light infantry
raiding force
rangers
scouts
skirmishers
serviceEndReason end of the American Revolutionary War
sideInConflict British side in the American Revolutionary War
successor Queen's Rangers self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment)
tactics guerrilla-style warfare
hit-and-run raids
light infantry tactics
ranger tactics
reconnaissance
theaterOfOperations North America
uniformFeature green coats

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Robert Rogers militaryUnit Queen's Rangers
Loyalist provincial corps notableUnit Queen's Rangers
Queen's Rangers successor Queen's Rangers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment)