Major Robert Rogers - Public domain portrait drawing

Major Robert Rogers
Identifier: indianhistoryfor00drak (find matches)
Title: Indian history for young folks
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel), 1828-1885 Dowd, Francis Joseph, 1876-
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Wars
Publisher: New York London : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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an, who had placed a rock betweenhimself and two of his Indian pursuers, putting his hat on the end of hisgun-barrel, raised it slowly, as if to obtain a sight of his enemies. Theruse succeeded; both Indians fired, the hat dropped, and rushing forwardwith exulting yells, expecting to secure a scalp, one was instantly shotdown, and the other took to his heels for safety. This kind of warfare made it necessary for the white man to adopt similar methods, and in this way a hardy, active, and self-reliant body of frontiersmen were trained up, who were of the greatest service in the wars waged by the two races. An organized body of these men was employed in the Old French War. They were known as Rogers1 s Rangers, from their commander, Major Robert Rogers. This celebrated partisan, a native of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, was at this time under thirty years of age. Rough in feature, he was tall and well-proportioned, and was one of the most athletic men of his time, beinu; ROGERSS RANGERS. 237
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MAJOR ROHKRT ROGERS. prominent in all the trials of strength or activity in his neighborhood formiles around. Rogers possessed great presence of mind, intrepidity, and perseverance,and a plausible address, and had in early life acquired great decision andboldness of character. He was versed in all the arts of woodcraft, wassagacious, prompt, and resolute, yet so cautious as to incur at times theunjust charge of cowardice. 238 INDIAN HISTORY FOR YOUNG FOLKS. These qualities lie displayed on many occasions. Once, when in Eng-land, a mail-coach in which he was a passenger was stopped by a high-wayman on Hounslow Heath. The robber, thrusting a pistol through thecoach window, demanded the purses and watches of the occupants. Whilethe others were delivering up theirs, the bold ranger suddenly seized therobber by the collar, drew him by main strength through the carriagewindow, and bade the coachman drive on. The highwayman proved tobe an old offender, for whose apprehension a reward had bee