This unit was known as Knowlton's Rangers, and is credited as the first official Ranger unit (by name) for the United States.

Now a Captain, his request was granted, and he was transferred to an elite group known as Knowlton's Rangers.

Known as Caldwell's Rangers, after their commander, noted Loyalist and Indian trader William Caldwell.

The famed Confederate irregulars "Mosby's Raiders" (also known as Mosby's Rangers) were active in the area throughout the war.

The 1st, 3rd, and 4th Battalions were known as Darby's Rangers.

His uncle, Major Robert Rogers, led a group known as Rogers' Rangers during the Seven Years' War.

John Butler (1728-1796) was a Loyalist who led an irregular militia unit known as Butler's Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War.

The ranger companies were organized and directed by Robert Rogers, and eventually became known as Rogers' Rangers.

Another group also known as the King's Rangers served under Colonel Thomas Brown (loyalist) in Georgia and South Carolina.

Butler is most famous for leading an irregular military unit known as Butler's Rangers on the northern frontier during the American Revolutionary War.