Rogers’ Rangers and their connection to Salisbury, New Hampshire
Rogers’ Rangers were a famous provincial company of soldiers formed in 1755 by Captain Robert Rogers of New Hampshire during the French and Indian War. Most of the men in the company, including notable figures like John Stark, were New Hampshire frontiersmen skilled in wilderness fighting techniques, which significantly contributed to the Rangers’ effectiveness in combating the French and their Native American allies.
Robert Rogers hailed from Dunbarton, New Hampshire, and many of his Rangers were recruited from the state.