Ranger Dawn: The American Ranger from the Colonial Era to the Mexican War – Robert W. Black

Early history of the forerunners of one of the world’s most elite military units, the U.S. Army Rangers
The French and Indian War, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Texas War of Independence, and the Mexican War

Features Ranger pioneers like Robert Rogers, Francis Marion, and George Rogers Clark

Robert W. Black adds a new chapter to his story of the American Rangers, beginning with the birth of the Ranger idea in the 1600s and following Ranger forces through the Mexican War of 1846-48.

Recommended by Dana Vilander in Episode 10