Benjamin Church: First American Ranger

RANGER HANDBOOK: "Rangers mainly performed defensive missions until, during King Philip's War in 1675, Benjamin Church's Company of Independent Rangers (from Plymouth Colony) conducted successful raids on hostile Indians."

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New Book

New Book
First Ranger Benjamin Church: Epic Poem About King Philip's War--Church Believed in Indians, God and Rum

Captain Benjamin Church (c. 1675)

Captain Benjamin Church (c. 1675)
Source: New York Public Library

King Philip War

King Philip War
King Philip by Paul Revere

Web Resources

  • Church in Warfare History Network
  • Soldiers in King Philip's War
  • Philip's War: America's Most Devastating Conflict
  • Blog post includes Church comments on Philip and Annawon's capture
  • 1685 account/causes of King Philip's War
  • History.net includes King Philip quote
  • Church: Encyclopedia.com
  • King Philip's War for Kids includes quiz
  • Reenactors/Historians: Benjamin Church's Co.
  • Battlefields of King Philip’s War c/o Dr. Kevin McBride
  • Death Site King Philip
  • Church: History of the American Ranger
  • King Philips War: Causes/Events/Tribes--Britannica
  • Chronology
  • Map/Timeline
  • King Philip's War book in Public domain with images
  • Warfare Historian
  • General timeline w/Images
  • Story/Images Great Swamp fight/Church
  • Native Voices Point of View
  • Location of Swansea/Miles garrison Body found
  • Dedication of Great Swamp Monument
  • United Congregational Church
  • Pease Field Fight
  • Praying Town
  • University of Toronto Biography
  • New Yorker complaint about Church's account
  • Philbrick's views of Church
  • Church in Brief History of American Rangers
  • Church: Ranger Hall of Fame
  • Church: Find a Grave
  • Rootsweb
  • Mirery Swamp: where King Phillip fell
  • Solders: U.S. Army Magazine
  • Science: How The Army Rangers Work
  • Church: Army.mil
  • 75th Ranger Regiment
  • U.S. Army National Museum
  • Col. Church's Sword
  • Map of Great Swamp Fight
  • Church: Ancestory.com
  • Church: Wikia Military
  • Church: Wikipedia
  • Great Swamp Management Area
  • South County History Center
  • Rhode Island Society of Colonial Wars
  • Rhode Island Historical Society
  • Massachusetts Historical Society: Church's sword/artifacts from King Philip's War
  • Little Compton Historical Society
  • Little Compton, RI: Current

Books

  • Online book by Church et al
  • The history of the Indian wars in New England : from the first settlement to the termination of the war with King Philip in 1677 by Hubbard, edited Drake
  • Thesis:Benjamin Church and the Origins of American Rangers
  • King Philip's War
  • Images from Book: King Philip's War
  • Captain Pierce 's Fight: An Investigation Into a King Philip 's War Battle and its Remembrance and Memorialization
  • Rustic Warriors
  • Ranger Handbook
  • Book by Dexter
  • Soldiers of King Philip's War
  • Web version of Soldiers of King Philip's War
  • History-Little-Compton-First-Light
  • Mayflower
  • If Jane Should Want to Be Sold
  • List by Benjamin Church
  • The history of Philip's war

Links to Site Images/Causes of War

  • Wiki Images for use
  • English mass grave: Great Swamp Fight
  • Markers listed for King Phlip's War
  • Stonington, CT: Canonchet of Narragansetts, captured by Captain Denison's men and allied Pequots, Mohegans, and Niantics, is executed Anguilla, near where Gideon P. Chesebrough
  • Stongington, CT: Article includes approx location of Canonchet execution
  • Anguilla, Stonington, CT: Map
  • West Kingston, RI: Great Swamp Fight
  • Narragansett, RI: Statue of Canonchet of Narragansetts
  • Cumberland, RI; Nine Men's Misery (tortured by Narragansetts
  • Rehoboth, MA, near Providence and Lake Sts were found William Cahoon's remains
  • Rehoboth, MA: Mutilated body of William Cahoon (left Myles Garrison to get help) found on Lake and Wheeler Sts
  • Rehoboth, MA: Church captured Anawon
  • Little Compton, RI: Headstones of Benjamin and Alice Church
  • Little Compton, RI: Church's home at time of death
  • Bristol: Copy of 2nd Edition of Church's book
  • Bristol, RI: Church House: north side of Constitution St, near corner of Thames St
  • Bristol RI: Town Common: "From 1681 to 1698, Bristol’s "training band," formed for protection against Indians and led by Captain Benjamin Church, held a drill and parade every Saturday"
  • Bristol, RI: Map of Town Common today
  • Bristol, RI: Miery Swamp. King Philip killed
  • Bristol, RI: Gain access to King Philip's Chair/death site
  • Swansea, MA: First Baptist Church
  • Swansea, MA: Miles Garrison House
  • History of Swansea
  • Lakeville and Middleboro, Assawompset Pond, MA: Sassamon's body found
  • Sassamon found in lake
  • Causes of King Philip's War by Military History Online

Links to artifacts

  • 2nd Edition of Church's book on King Philip's War
  • Philip's Kettle taken by Church
  • Where is King Philip's Head and Hand?

Videos

  • Video/text explain Church and Indian fighting tactics
  • King Philip's War Documentary
  • Creepy Places in New England
  • Great Swamp Fight Monument

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