Whitcomb's Rangers were formed on October 15,1776 at Fort Ticonderoga in New York consisting of two companies of New Hampshire rangers for service with the Continental Army under the command of Benjamin Whitcomb a veteran of Bedel's Regiment.
Whitcomb's Rangers were authorized on October 15,1776, and formed in November 1776 at Fort Ticonderoga in New York. The unit consisted of two companies of New Hampshire rangers for service with the Continental Army under the command of Benjamin Whitcomb, a veteran of Bedel's Regiment.