![]() The tradition they created would become part of the of the American Revolution with Francis Marion the Swamp Fox, the Civil War with the Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby the Gray Ghost, and on into World War II. They fought in terrain that challenged even the most skilled of normal troops, occasionally employing hand-to-hand combat, but most often relying on their own wits to sabotage and interfere with enemy activities. These men were most often the equivalent of todays Special Forces NCO. ![]() The men comprising the preliminary stages of Special Forces were the elite of the elite. Limiting the discussion to the European peoples who migrated to this continent, however, we know that troops such as Rogers Rangerscommanded by Major Robert Rogers during the Revolutionary War were unconventional forces employing specialized techniques U.S. ![]() Abstract: Specialized forces have been on this continent since the days of the French and Indian War if one includes Native American warrior societies. ![]()
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