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Information on The Battle of Trenton, NJ
Source: email dated 19 Sept, 2005 by John Merz copy rights 2005
Nelda, nobody has answered your question about Hessians at Trenton, although probably half of our readers know the answer. So here is for the records - Hessen-Kassel Regt. von Knyphausen, Hessen-Kassel Regt. Rall Hessen-Kassel Regt. von Lossberg and a company of the Hessen-Kassel Artillery. Not all of the soldiers were captured, many escaped. There is plenty of literature discussing all the sordid details. Respectfully,
John Helmut Merz, overworking my memory brain cells.
Source: email dated 19 Sept, 2005 by Edward Arkin copy rights 2005
Not all of the soldiers were captured, many escaped. According to the PA State archives there were 40 plus 3 wounded and 2 sick captured from the Artillery Detachment, 247 men from von Lossberg's Regt., and 287 men from Rall captured and being sent to Lancaster. Then a roll call from Lancaster showed there were 39 from the Artillery, 234 from von Lossberg, 291 from von Knyphausen and 266 from Rall. The difference being [I assume] that the officers were separated from the men [the artillery list showed one officer as being captured] "Total, 830 men, and a few women and children, per Serjeant's [sic] returns." Each regiment ideally had a complement of 690, However after months of campaigning there were a good deal less in each one. About 1/2 of the Hessians at Trenton avoided capture and were formed into a combined force. Captain Johann von Ewald of the 2nd company of Jagers, kept a diary of his tour, many of you have seen quotes from him... In his diaries there were a number of very nice maps he drew, including two at Trenton... Von Ewalds maps can be found at http://library.bloomu.edu/Archives/Maps/mapindex.htm They are well worth a look at
Edward Anthony (Tony) Arkin
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