Rogers' Rangers (ETW Unit)
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| Class | Skirmishers |
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| Region | North America |
| Recruitment Cost | 710 |
| Upkeep Cost | 170 |
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Game Description
Rangers are used for scouting and raiding missions far beyond the skills of ordinary men. Their ranks are mostly drawn from frontiersmen already hardened to living in the wilderness, as their experience making them ideal for further training. The wild nature of their environment is reflected in the unconventional tactics they are taught, and they are given some leeway where formal army discipline is concerned.
Historically, rangers were employed by the British army and were used in the hostile environments of North America during the French and Indian War. They would carry out long distance winter raids using crude snowshoes to travel. The most famous and revered of all rangers were the “Rogers’ Rangers”, named for their commanding officer, Robert Rogers. The traditions of Rogers’ Rangers are carried on today by the US Army Rangers, although the modern unit owes its existence to the Second World War experience of US troops fighting alongside British commandos and a reformed force in the Korean War.
Overview
Rogers' Rangers are unique rangers available only to the British in the DLC pack "Elite Units of the Americas". They are essentially a superior version of regular rangers.
History
Rogers' Rangers were a band of independent militia formed under the frontiersman Robert Rogers. The Rangers fought for the British during the French and Indian War with distinction. During the American War of Independence, several former rangers fought on the side of the American revolutionaries. Rogers himself attempted to join the continental army, but was denied by George Washington, fearing Rogers to be a British spy. Bitter about the refusal, Rogers instead enlisted in the British Army once again, and eventually founded both the Kings' Rangers and the Queen's Rangers in the fight against the Americans, although he was soon forced to retire due to alcoholism.
