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Hessian soldiers in the American Revolution

 

 

Hessians Units and the Battles 

they were involved in.

 

STILL BUILDING

 

 

** indicates the side who won that battle

Note: This gives a general indication about where your Hessian was, but unless you read the Journals, Diaries, Letters and Records written by Hessians from the units, you still won't get the full idea of what it was like. 

Hopefully, as we find them, the resources will be listed with the units.

 

 

 


 

The Kassel Musketier Regt. von Donop served in These Battles in North America:

Commander Battle Commander / German Commander
(General Washington) Long Island, NY, 1776 (** General Howe/von Donop)
  Brandywine 1777  
  Germantown 1777  
  Ft Mercer 1777  
  Garrisoned Philadelphia 1777  
 

Garrisoned Philadelphia 1778 

unitl May

 
  Present at Monmouth (no action) 1778  
marched through New Jersey in June (20 men deserted)
  garrisoned New York 1778  
  Philips Manor Sept 1778  
Quartered Fort Knyphausen/Ft Washington 1779
  returned to barracks New York 1779  
expedition to New Jersey, in reargaurd June 17 1780 / von Knyphausen
garrisoned Fort Knyphausen/Ft Washington 1780
  remained New York 1781  
remained NY, Quartered Ft Knyphausen, Ft Tyron, the Red Barracks 1782
     
  embarked for Hesse 21 Nov 1783  

 

Note: Action and dates extracted from reenactment website belonging to our member Robert Sulentic

Infanterie Regiment von Donop

http://www.vondonop.org/

 

 


The Kassel Fuselier Regt. von Lossberg served in These Battles in North America:

Commander Battle Commander/German Commander
     
     
     
     

 

 


 

The Regiment von Knyphausen served in These Battles in North America:

Commander Battle Commander/German Commander
(General Washington)   Long Island, NY, 1776  (** General Howe/von Knyphausen)
(General Washington)  White Plains, NY, 1776   (** General Howe/ von Knyphausen)
(General Washington) Fort Washington, NY, 1776   (** General Howe/ von Knyphausen)
(** General Washington)   Trenton, NJ, 1776  (von Knyphausenl)

Captured solders were held at Lancaster, York, Reading, and other places in the area, including Philadelphia

 

Brandywine, PA, 1777

 
 

Germantown, PA, 1777

 
 

Garrisoned Philadelphia, PA, 1777-1778

 
 

Monmouth, NJ, 1778

 
 

Garrisoned New York, NY, 1778-1780

 

Prisoners caught from the ships were held at New Gaol, Philadelphia

 

Prince Edward Island & Canada, 1780-1781

 
 

Garrisoned New York, 1781-1783

 

    

 

 

Lt. Ritter's diary, recommended by member Robert A. Fetters, but he says it is almost impossible to acquire a copy from the PA Carlisle Barracks (Army Archives).

 


 

 

The Kassel Musketier Regt. von Truembach/von Bose served in These Battles in 

North America:

 

Commander Battle Commander/German Commander
     
     
 

 

 


 

 

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