The French and Indian War Roger's Rangers

This Minifigure comes complete with a custom 3D printed hat! Also a Brickarms musket is included to!

Nicknamed by his foes as “The White Devil,” Robert Rogers’ daring exploits in the New England wilderness during the French and Indian War made him a hero on two continents.  His unconventional tactics became the bedrock on which all future American special-ops missions would be based.   

When Indians began raiding colonial settlements during the French and Indian War, Rogers raised twelve companies of tough-edged rangers whom he molded into a formidable fighting force which specialized in scouting, waging guerrilla warfare, disrupting enemy supply lines and capturing prisoners.  Often operating behind enemy lines; traversing the rugged terrain in sleds, whaleboats, snowshoes and ice skates; traveling light without sufficient supplies; and seemingly always against extraordinary odds, Rogers’ Rangers struck at will and with impunity.   The Rangers’ epic 1759 raid on the Canadian village of Saint-Francis, immortalized in the 1940 movie, Northwest Passage, put their foes on notice that no one was beyond their reach.  Rogers’ “28 Rules of Ranging,” slightly adapted for modern warfare, are still quoted in the U.S. Army’s Ranger handbook.  The Rules were even printed on laminated cards and issued to U.S. infantrymen in Vietnam.  

As a militia unit comprised of an unorthodox mixture of farmers, woodsmen, Indian scouts and green provincials, Rogers’ Rangers never had a regulation uniform.  As the war progressed, most donned a green jacket made by Albany merchants and, as custom printed for this minifigure, a Scots bonnet.  When geared up for battle, each Ranger carried 60 rounds of ammunition to go with his Brown Bess musket and, for close combat, a knife and/or tomahawk.