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Each Tomahawk in the Rogers Rangers Tomahawk Series is recreated from drawings furnished to this office by the Ranger Training Brigade, http://www-benning.army.mil/rtb/rtbmain.htm ,which depict the Tomahawks carried by the Rangers and are hand made to spec in every detail.
The following excerpt describes the history of Rogers' Rangers and will be included on a certificate with each Hawk.
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The history of the American Ranger is a long and colorful saga of courage, daring, and outstanding leadership. It is a story of men whose skills in the art of fighting have seldom been surpassed.
Rogers Rangers were organized in 1756 by Major Robert Rogers, a native of New Hampshire, who recruited nine companies of American colonists to fight for the British during the French and Indian War. Ranger techniques and methods of operation were an inherent characteristic of the American Frontiersman; however, Major Rogers was the first to capitalize on them and incorporate them into the fighting doctrine of a permanently organized fighting force.
In the French and Indian war (1754-1763), the famous Robert Rogers developed the Ranger concept to an extent never known before. A soldier from boy hood, Rogers had a magnetic personality. Operating in the days when commanders personally recruited their men, he was articulate and persuasive, and knew his trade. He published a list of 28 common sense rules, and a set of standing orders stressing operational readiness, security, and tactics.
Rogers established a training program in which he personally supervised the application of his rules. In June 1758, Robert Rogers was conducting live-fire exercises. His operations were characterized by solid preparation and bold movements. When other units were bivouacked in winter quarters, Rangers moved against the French and Indians by the use of snowshoes, sleds, and even ice skates. In a time when the English colonists were struggling, Rogers Rangers carried the war to the enemy by scouting parties and raids.
Rangers continued to patrol the border and defend colonists against sporadic Indian attacks for the next decade. When the time came for the colonies to fight for their independence, the American Rangers were and always will be ready.
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Andy Prisco,
Co-Founder, Manager
American Tomahawk Company
877-557-5200
http://www.americantomahawk.com
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The following excerpt describes the history of Rogers' Rangers and will be included on a certificate with each Hawk.
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The history of the American Ranger is a long and colorful saga of courage, daring, and outstanding leadership. It is a story of men whose skills in the art of fighting have seldom been surpassed.
Rogers Rangers were organized in 1756 by Major Robert Rogers, a native of New Hampshire, who recruited nine companies of American colonists to fight for the British during the French and Indian War. Ranger techniques and methods of operation were an inherent characteristic of the American Frontiersman; however, Major Rogers was the first to capitalize on them and incorporate them into the fighting doctrine of a permanently organized fighting force.
In the French and Indian war (1754-1763), the famous Robert Rogers developed the Ranger concept to an extent never known before. A soldier from boy hood, Rogers had a magnetic personality. Operating in the days when commanders personally recruited their men, he was articulate and persuasive, and knew his trade. He published a list of 28 common sense rules, and a set of standing orders stressing operational readiness, security, and tactics.
Rogers established a training program in which he personally supervised the application of his rules. In June 1758, Robert Rogers was conducting live-fire exercises. His operations were characterized by solid preparation and bold movements. When other units were bivouacked in winter quarters, Rangers moved against the French and Indians by the use of snowshoes, sleds, and even ice skates. In a time when the English colonists were struggling, Rogers Rangers carried the war to the enemy by scouting parties and raids.
Rangers continued to patrol the border and defend colonists against sporadic Indian attacks for the next decade. When the time came for the colonies to fight for their independence, the American Rangers were and always will be ready.
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Andy Prisco,
Co-Founder, Manager
American Tomahawk Company
877-557-5200
http://www.americantomahawk.com
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