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- Gorhams_Rangers abstract "Gorham's Rangers was one of the most famous and effective ranger units raised in the colonial North America. Formed by John Gorham, the unit served as the prototype for many subsequent ranger forces, including the better known Rogers' Rangers. The unit started out as a Massachusetts provincial auxiliary company, which means it was not part of the province's normal militia system. Recruited in the summer of 1744 at the start of King George's War, Governor William Shirley ordered the unit raised as reinforcements for the then-besieged British garrison at Fort Anne in Annapolis Royal. Over the next eight years the unit proved remarkably effective at suppressing Acadian and Mi'kmaq resistance to British rule in Nova Scotia and helped to both expand and secure the British sphere of influence in the region. Initially a sixty man all-Indian company led by British colonial officers, the original Native American members of the unit were gradually replaced by Anglo-Americans and recent Scots and Irish immigrants and were a minority in the unit by the mid-1750s. The company were reconnaissance experts as well as renowned for their expertise at both water-borne operations and frontier guerrilla warfare. They were known for surprise amphibious raids on Acadian and Mi'kmaq coastal or riverine settlements, using large whaleboats, which carried between ten to fifteen rangers each. This small unit was the main British military force defending Nova Scotia from 1744 to 1749. The company became part of the British army and was expanded during the Seven Years' War and went on to play an important role in fighting in Nova Scotia as well as participating in many of the important campaigns of the war, particularly distinguishing itself at the Siege of Quebec in 1759.".
- Gorhams_Rangers activeYearsEndYear "1762".
- Gorhams_Rangers activeYearsStartYear "1744".
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Battle_at_Chignecto.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Battle_at_St._Croix.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Battle_of_Fort_Beauséjour.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Battle_of_Havana_(1762).
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Bay_of_Fundy_Campaign_(1755).
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Cape_Sable_Campaign.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Expulsion_of_the_Acadians.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Father_Le_Loutres_War.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle French_and_Indian_War.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle King_Georges_War.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Louisbourg_Expedition_(1757).
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Petitcodiac_River_Campaign.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Siege_of_Annapolis_Royal_(1744).
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Siege_of_Annapolis_Royal_(1745).
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Siege_of_Grand_Pré.
- Gorhams_Rangers battle Siege_of_Louisbourg_(1758).
- Gorhams_Rangers battle St._John_River_Campaign.
- Gorhams_Rangers country Kingdom_of_Great_Britain.
- Gorhams_Rangers country The_Crown.
- Gorhams_Rangers garrison Annapolis_Royal.
- Gorhams_Rangers garrison Halifax,_Nova_Scotia.
- Gorhams_Rangers militaryBranch Irregular_military.
- Gorhams_Rangers militaryUnitSize "One Company".
- Gorhams_Rangers notableCommander John_Gorham_(military_officer).
- Gorhams_Rangers notableCommander Joseph_Goreham.
- Gorhams_Rangers type Counter-insurgency.
- Gorhams_Rangers type Light_infantry.
- Gorhams_Rangers type Reconnaissance.
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- Gorhams_Rangers wikiPageWikiLink John_Gorham_(military_officer).
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