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- Die Queen's Rangers, auch bekannt als Queen’s American Rangers oder später auch Simcoe’s Rangers, waren eine Militäreinheit, welche im Siebenjährigen Krieg und im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg an der Seite der Loyalisten kämpften. (de)
- The Queen's Rangers, also known as the Queen's American Rangers, and later Simcoe's Rangers, were a Loyalist military unit of the American Revolutionary War. Formed in 1776, they were named for Queen Charlotte, consort of George III. The Queen's Rangers served as a light corps in the tradition of British rangers during the Seven Years' War, operating on the flanks and in advance of Crown forces, manning outposts, conducting patrols, and carrying out reconnaissance and raiding operations. A small number of Black Loyalists served in the Queen's Rangers, such as the trumpeter . After the war, the Rangers were removed to the British colony of Nova Scotia and disbanded. On September 1, 1791, the regiment was reformed as the Queen's Rangers under Colonel Commandant John Graves Simcoe. (en)
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- Die Queen's Rangers, auch bekannt als Queen’s American Rangers oder später auch Simcoe’s Rangers, waren eine Militäreinheit, welche im Siebenjährigen Krieg und im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg an der Seite der Loyalisten kämpften. (de)
- The Queen's Rangers, also known as the Queen's American Rangers, and later Simcoe's Rangers, were a Loyalist military unit of the American Revolutionary War. Formed in 1776, they were named for Queen Charlotte, consort of George III. The Queen's Rangers served as a light corps in the tradition of British rangers during the Seven Years' War, operating on the flanks and in advance of Crown forces, manning outposts, conducting patrols, and carrying out reconnaissance and raiding operations. (en)
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