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Major Robert Rogers and Commissioner of Prisoners (deleted scene) | American Revolution

Interesting deleted scene whereby Rogers bribes and cajoles Joshua Loring, Commissioner of Prisoners into releasing Samuel Tallmadge / Sela Strong by threatening to go public about his wife's infidelity. The wife was Lizzie Loring who was conducting an affair with General Howe ____________________________________________ Major Robert Rogers (1731 - 1795) a famed, fearsome frontiersman, hunter, tracker and soldier / mercenary, born and raised in New England of Scots Irish parents. Something of a contemporary / rival of George Washington, both the same age and both American born veterns of French / Indian War. Raised his own company of frontier fighters called Rogers Rangers during French / Indian war. Credited with being the founder of the US Rangers as author of "Rules of Ranging". Rogers was given almost complete autonomy and free reign to recruit, train and mould his men; a blind eye often turned to activities of the Rangers who were tough and violent men - convicts, freed slaves, hunters, frontiersmen, Native American warriors, outlaws, trackers and other tough / ruthless types; outcasts in peacetime but ideal for fighting a counter insurgency behind enemy lines, living off the land, gathering intelligence, leading raiding parties, destroying enemy infrastructure and disrupting the supply chain and ability of the Canadians, French and Indians to wage an effective guerilla war strategy against the British and Americans. The French found it incredibly difficult to supply their outposts as a result of Rogers activities. Indian raids which had been extremely frequent dropped to almost zero. This enabled the British regular forces to move almost unimpeded by attacks and their supply chain was much more effecient, reliable and safe. Thanks to very aggressive strategies and tactics of taking the fight to the enemy Rogers was given a great deal of publicity by the colonial press for his spectacular victories. He was one of the highest decorated American born / raised soldiers, getting a full officers commission in the regular British Army (something the young George Washington desperately wanted but failed to get) and had an audience with George III in London who called him a "Killing Gentleman". He also personally accepted the French surrender at Fort Detroit and was given a governorship in modern day Michigan. Some of the battles / campaigns / raids Rogers was involved in - Battle on Snowshoes 1757 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battl...) Siege of Fort William Henry https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege... Battle on Snowshoes 1758 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battl... (1758) St Francis Raid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._F... Sainte-Therese Raid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint... Fort Detroit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_... Battle of Bloody Run https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battl... Alas, a fondness for the drink, total disregard for authority and his mercenary nature made him difficult to trust and gained him many enemies within the military high command - causing him to lose his Governorship pretty quickly, spending jail time in both Montreal and London, the latter location where he spent many years before returning to America just as tensions were escalating between Britian and colonies. Despite a private meeting with George Washington in 1775, he was rejected by the Patriots and fought for the British, forming the Queen's Rangers - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen... He built a force simmilar to Rogers Rangers, though they only fought in one battle under Major Rogers, Battle of Mamaroneck - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battl... Rogers faced a lot more interference and micromanagement from the British high command this time, who did not approve of his effective methods. His dependence on alcohol did not help and he lost command of the Queen's Rangers. His fame and reputation still allowed him to raise another company; King's Rangers - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%... Roger's command was brief and he was sidelined for the duration of the war, his brother James taking command of King's Rangers - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James...) All of this, as well as being aligned to the wrong side consigned him to historical oblivion, dying almost destitute in London at the age of 65. Said to have been the only man George Washington feared, portrayed brilliantly in Turn: Washingtons Spies by Angus MacFayden - Wiki Bio https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rober...) Rogers Rangers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger... Rogers Bio in Turn: Washington's Spies - https://turn.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_R... Turn: Washington's Spies backstory with George Washington - https://turn.fandom.com/wiki/Rivals __________________________________________