01/21/2026
January 21, 1757: in the snowbound primeval forest not far from the French fort at Ticonderoga, Robert Rogers and 70 of his snowshoe-wearing rangers hold off a force of French and Indians outnumbering his by two to one. They employ ranger tactics, three separate units holding the right, center, and left flanks of the hill, with a fourth unit held in reserve to rush to any threatened point. When night fell, the rangers were able to sneak through the enemy lines and return to their headquarters, just before reinforcements of French and Indians arrived.
