Today’s soldiers of Mountain Infantry or Special Forces
train today at Camp Ethan Allen in Vermont and I can’t help but think of the
soldiers who fought in those woods 250 years ago. Not far from here along the
New York side of Lake George in 1758 Rogers Rangers fought “The Battle on
Snowshoes”. They had gone out to scout from Fort Edward and were ambushed by
more numerous French and Indian forces resulting in tremendous loss. It was
reported that Robert Rogers himself only escaped by sliding 400 feet down what
is now called Roger’s Rock. There is a lot written about the French and Indian
conflicts and the woodsman’s style of war, and some of today’s soldiers are
still taught similar “Rules of Ranging” as outlined by Rogers. I just hope they
give them better equipment and clothes.
Wikipedia is a good start but I trust the
references better. 
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