Battle on Snowshoes
The 1758 Battle on Snowshoes occurred on March 13, 1758, during the French and Indian War.
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Snowshoe
Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow.
Snowshoes became popular during the French and Indian Wars, during conflicts such as The Battle on Snowshoes, when both the French/Indian and British factions both wore snowshoes to battle above a reported four feet of snow.
Lake George (lake), New York
Long, narrow oligotrophic lake located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York.
On March 13, 1758, an attempted attack on that fort by irregular forces led by Robert Rogers was one of the most daring raids of that war.
Rogers' Rangers
Company of soldiers from the Province of New Hampshire raised by Major Robert Rogers and attached to the British Army during the Seven Years' War .
On March 13, 1758, at the Second Battle on Snowshoes, Rogers' Rangers ambushed a French-Indian column and were then ambushed in turn by enemy forces.
Robert Rogers (British Army officer)
American colonial frontiersman.
On 13 March 1758 at the Second Battle of the Snowshoes, Rogers' Rangers ambushed a French and Indian column and, in turn, were ambushed by enemy forces.
James Rogers (British Army officer)
James Rogers (c.
He was with Robert in the Battle on Snowshoes in January 1757, the Siege of Louisbourg (1758), the Ile Saint-Jean Campaign and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759).
Battle on Snowshoes (1757)
Skirmish fought between Rogers' Rangers and French and Indian troops during the French and Indian War on January 21, 1757.
A similar battle was fought the following year, in which Rogers was very nearly killed and his company was decimated.
St. Francis Raid
Attack in the French and Indian War by Robert Rogers on St. Francis, near the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River in what was then the French province of Canada, on October 4, 1759.
The next day, a larger party of scouts, coincidentally led by Oliver de la Durantaye, who had battled Rogers in 1758, discovered the boats.
Burke's Rangers
Company of colonial volunteers organized and led by Major John Burke in Massachusetts just before the French and Indian War.
In April 1758, Major Rogers commissioned a former corporal from Burke's company, Joseph Wait, after he had fought with distinction in the Battle on Snowshoes in March.
List of battles (geographic)
Organized geographically, by country in its present territory.
1758 Battle on Snowshoes – occurred in the British Province of New York and New France.
