James Rogers (British Army officer)

James Rogers
Bornc. 1726
Ireland
DiedSeptember 23, 1790
Sandhurst, Ontario
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1754–1783
RankLieutenant-Colonel
UnitRogers' Rangers
Queen's Rangers
King's Rangers
Commands2nd Battalion, King's Rangers
Battles / warsFrench and Indian War
American War of Independence

James Rogers (c. 1726 – September 23, 1790) was an Irish-born soldier. He emigrated to America at an early age and became a frontiersman. He served with his brother Robert Rogers during the French and Indian War. He then served as a Loyalist leader during the American War of Independence and later settled in Ontario in Canada.