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Green Mountain Rangers, 1776. The Green Mountain Boys were a militia organization established in 1770 in the territory between the British provinces of New York and New Hampshire, known as the New Hampshire Grants and later in 1777 as the Vermont Republic (which later became the state of Vermont).
Green Mountain Rangers ("Green Mountain Boys") (Vermont). Lieutenant Colonel Seth Warner. Canadian Regiment. Colonel James Livingston. (Redesignated the 1st Canadian Regiment in 1776). New York Department artillery units. Lamb's Artillery Company (New York). Captain John Lamb.
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Ira Allen (April 21, 1751 – January 7, 1814) was one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont and a leader of the Green Mountain Boys during the American colonial period. He was the younger brother of Ethan Allen .
Note: A Green Mountain Boys regiment was authorized by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1775, and became part of the Northern Army. Colonel Seth Warner and a regiment of 500 men were called the Green Mountain Rangers. Before these uniforms, the Green Mountain Boys had no formal uniform, wearing primarily buckskin jackets and breeches ...
Seth Warner (May 17, 1743 [O.S. May 6, 1743] – December 26, 1784) was an American soldier. He was a Revolutionary War officer from Vermont who rose to the rank of Continental colonel and was often given the duties of a brigade commander.
The United States Army Rangers are elite U.S. Army personnel who have served in any unit which has held the official designation of "Ranger". [1] [2] The term is commonly used to include graduates of the Ranger School, even if they have never served in a "Ranger" unit; the vast majority of Ranger school graduates never serve in Ranger units and are considered "Ranger qualified".
[10] [11] Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys in Vermont were also designated as a ranger unit. In 1775, the Continental Congress later formed eight companies of expert riflemen to fight in the Revolutionary War. In 1777, this force commanded by Daniel Morgan, was known as The Corps of Rangers.