Journal Of Robert Rogers, The Ranger

An unvarnished soldier’s eye on the surrender of the last French strongholds in the Great Lakes wilderness. History breathes in every line. From 20 October 1760 to 14 February 1761, Robert Rogers, famed commander of the British Rangers, kept this stark colonial military journal as he led his men across the 1760 North American frontier to receive the capitulation of western French posts. Written on the march, this 18th century war diary records daily movements, negotiations and hardships among snowbound forests, frozen lakes and embattled great lakes frontier forts, offering a rare french and indian war memoir shaped by frontier warfare tactics rather than grand strategy.As a french indian war primary source, the Journal of Robert Rogers, the Ranger anchors any serious colonial military history collection and illuminates the wider campaigns of the Seven Years War North America from the ground level of exhausted officers and scouts. Readers interested in british great lakes frontier politics, indigenous alliances, or the evolution of irregular warfare will find Rogers’ plain, observant voice compelling; those drawn to rogers rangers military history and british rangers campaigns will recognise the origins of later light infantry traditions. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, equally suited to the curious newcomer and the seasoned historian.