They helped during the War of 1812 and followed the regular armies, engaging in skirmishes with indigenous people. The Indiana Rangers disbanded in 1813 after they were no longer needed ...

called “Rangers,” to meet the enemy at Harlem Heights. That term for tough, elite U.S. troops persisted through the War of 1812. Then it fell into disuse in the federal service, although Texas ...

In December 1816 a brave Irish immigrant bought some land in Indiana from the ... from the War of 1812, show that he was in the US Mounted Rangers in St. Charles County, Missouri, and was wounded ...