Loyal Rangers

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The Loyal Rangers, or Jessup's Loyal Rangers, was a volunteer regiment of Loyalists in the American Revolution.

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Jessup’s Loyal Rangers
Active1781–1783
CountryUnion flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain
AllegianceUnion flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  British Army
BranchBritish provincial unit
Type Auxiliaries
Light infantry
Role Maneuver warfare
Military intelligence
Unconventional warfare
SizeBattalion
Garrison/HQ Yamaska
Île aux Noix
Dutchman’s Point
Nickname(s)Loyal Rangers
Engagements American Revolutionary War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major Edward Jessup

The Corps was established on November 12, 1781 by the amalgamation of several smaller units, including the King's Loyal Americans. They were commanded by Major Edward Jessup.

Since they were formed late in the war they served mainly a defensive role, being stationed in Yamaska, Rivière-aux-Chiens, Île aux Noix, and Dutchman's Point in present-day North Hero, Vermont near Alburg.

After the close of the revolution the regiment was disbanded on December 24, 1783 and received grants of land from the British Crown in Upper Canada, now the province of Ontario, Canada: Edwardsburgh, Augusta, and part of Elizabethtown, now Brockville, on the St Lawrence River, as well as Ernestown, near Cataraqui (Kingston, Ontario). [1]

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References

  1. "Jessup's Loyal Rangers". An American Family History. Retrieved Sep 18, 2018.