http://www.snowshoemag.com/2013/12/15/robert-rogers-and-the-battle-on-snowshoes/
QuoteAn English military unit sent to scout the Champlain Corridor at the height of the French and Indian War spent the afternoon of January 21, 1757, fighting its way out of an ambush in a snow-covered valley near modern-day Ticonderoga, New York. The engagement came to be referred to as the Battle on Snowshoes. That memorable name contributed to the fame of both the unit involved and of its leader, Robert Roger and his rangers.
Interesting article... enjoy :)
Don't tell the guys at Ranger Up!
Snowshoes are good fun for walks in the woods, but fighting on them sounds decidedly unfun. Especially in 1757.
Seriously? I'm thinking it's pretty good fun.
See some redcoats: blam, blam, blam!
Run away while they're struggling through the snow and getting all down their fancy boots.
Show up on their flanks - lather, rinse, repeat.
It's cold out there.
Highly recommend that you check out "White Devil" by Stephen Brumwell
I read that, great book. One of my favorites on American colonial history.