King's Orange Rangers
| King's Orange Rangers | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1776 - 1783 |
| Country |
 Great Britain
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| Allegiance | King George III |
| Branch | British provincial rangers, American command |
| Type | dragoons (mounted infantry), light infantry, (auxiliary troops) |
| Role | garrison duty |
| Size | 10 companies (600) (battalion) |
| Garrison/HQ | King's Bridge, Harlem, Fort Knyphausen, Province of New York 1776-78 Halifax, Liverpool, Province of Nova Scotia 1778-83 |
| Engagements |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
General Sir William Howe |
General Sir William Howe
Brigadier General Henry Edward Fox
Lieutenant Colonel John Bayard
Lieutenant William Bird
Captain John Coffin
Captain John Howard
The King's Orange Rangers also, known as, the Corps of King's Orange Rangers were a British Loyalist, battalion, raised, in 1776, to defend, British interests in, Orange County, Province of New York and generally in and around, the New York colony, although, they saw most of their service in the ProvInce of Nova Scotia, British Canada. The battalion's commander was Lieutenant Colonel John Bayard. The Rangers had an undistinguished military record, through most of its existence, and saw very limited combat, mostly against Patriot privateers, but did play an important role in the defense of the colony of Nova Scotia in the later years of the American Revolution. The King's Orange Rangers are especially remembered for their role in, the defense of, Liverpool, in the Nova Scotia colony.
In 1776 Sir William Howe accepted an offer from William Bayard of New York to raise a battalion to be called the King's Orange Rangers.Rangers were a type of light infantry that had served the British Army during the French and Indian War, although in the event the KOR served as garrison troops for the duration. Bayard, who owned estates in both New York and New Jersey, named one of his sons, John, to be colonel and another, Samuel, to be a captain. Within four months about 200 men had been recruited, and the KOR was put on duty at King's Bridge, at the northern tip of Manhattan Island; however, during the winter the unit suffered much from smallpox "and other disorders in Camp..."
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