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PAWTUXET RANGERS, RIHM - 1774

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  • About Us

    About Us

    The Pawtuxet Rangers were chartered
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    1774 Charter

    You can read the full text of our
    original 1774 Charter. Read More.
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    Fife & Drum

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    fife and drum corps. Read More
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    The Rangers artillery heritage continues
    with a three-pounder. Read More.
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    Infantry

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    the Pawtuxet Rangers serve as
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About Us

About Us

The Part We Played … The Pawtuxet Rangers were chartered in 1774 to protect the thriving seaport of Pawtuxet, and at various times throughout the Revolutionary War manned the fort on Pawtuxet Neck, a function vital to the defense of…

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Infantry

Infantry

The majority of the militia are designated as Musketmen and carry reproductions of either the English 2nd Model Brown Bess or the French 1768 Charleville flintlock muskets. Whether firing on the march during parades and musters, demonstrating the manual of…

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Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum

Fife & Drum

The Thrill of the Fife & Drum….. Would you like the excitement of marching and performing before thousands of applauding parade-goers at such annual events as Gaspee Days, the Bristol Fourth and another dozen of more great New England parades…

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Join Us

Join Us

Stop by our recruiting booth at the Gaspee Arts & Crafts Festival this Memorial Day weekend. Photo Courtesy of Jim Turner The Pawtuxet Rangers, RIHM are looking for new Active Members who are interested in the perpetuation of the history…

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Affiliations

Members of the Centennial Legion of Historic Military Commands
Centennial Legion

Members of the Company of Fifers and Drummers
Company of Fifers and Drummers

Members of the Rhode Island Historic Chartered Commands

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The Pawtuxet Rangers are among the most active of Rhode Island's militia groups and are one of only four fife and drum corps in the United States that are part of an actual military organization. Today the Company has Militia including color guard, musket line and artillery and a Fife & Drum corps.

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59 Remington Street
Warwick, RI 02888
401-785-1774
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