Rogers Robert 1727-1800 Born At Dunbarton New Hampshire In The
War of 1755-1760 with the French, commanded Rogers's Rangers and
distinguished himself in several engagements. Sent by Amherst in 1759 to
destroy the Indian village of St. Francis near the St. Lawrence River.
In 1760 took possession of Detroit and other western posts ceded by the
French after the fall of Quebec. In 1765 George III appointed him
governor of Mackinaw, Mich.; subsequently accused of intriguing with the
Spaniards and tried by court-martial in Montreal, but released. Became
colonel in the British army in North America, and commanded the Queen's
Rangers. In 1777 went to England. Proscribed by the provincial Congress
of New Hampshire, 1778. =Bib.=: Works: Concise Account of North
America, 1765; Journals during the Late War, 1765. For biog., see
Dict. Nat. Biog.