Loyal Rangers

The Loyal Rangers, or Jessup's Loyal Rangers, was a volunteer regiment of Loyalists in the American Revolution.

Jessup’s Loyal Rangers
Active	1781–1783
Country	Great Britain
Allegiance	British Army
Branch	British provincial unit
Type	Auxiliaries Light infantry
Role	Maneuver warfare Military intelligence Unconventional warfare
Size	Battalion
Garrison/HQ	Yamaska Île aux Noix Dutchman’s Point
Nickname(s)	Loyal Rangers
Engagements	American Revolutionary War Northern New York Campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Major Edward Jessup

The Corps was established on November 12, 1781 by the amalgamation of several smaller units, including the King's Loyal Americans. They were commanded by Major Edward Jessup.

Since they were formed late in the war they served mainly a defensive role, being stationed in Yamaska, Rivière-aux-Chiens, Île aux Noix, and Dutchman's Point in present-day North Hero, Vermont near Alburg.

After the close of the revolution the regiment was disbanded on December 24, 1783 and received grants of land from the British Crown in Upper Canada, now the province of Ontario, Canada: Edwardsburgh, Augusta, and part of Elizabethtown, now Brockville, on the St Lawrence River, as well as Ernestown, near Cataraqui (Kingston, Ontario).^[1]