by Rudy Scott Nelson
Most of the battles in which the german units participated are well known. The Patriot press made sure that the use of "foreign troops" by the Crown was told to all of the colonist. Aug-Oct 1776: New York Campaign. The H-Casel Rgts Ditfurth + Erbprinz + Knyphausen + Losberg + Donop + Lieb + Prinz Carl + Mirbach + Trumbach + Rall + Block + Linsingen + Minnigerode along with the 42nd Highland composed the Center command. This force remained intact as a command throughout. The battles included Long Island-Aug 27, Kips Bay-Sep 15, Harlem Heights-Sep 16; Throg's Neck- Oct 12-18, Pell's Point- Oct 18 and White Plains Oct 28. Nov 16 1776 : Ft Washington, Manhattan NY. Northern force : Waldeck Rgt + Knyphausen + Southern Force was British but included the 4 H-Casel Gren Bns. Dec 26, 1776 : Trenton, NJ. Rgts Losberg + Rall Gren + Knyphausen + H-c Jager Co (1400) were in garrsion and surprised by a Patriot night attack during poor weather. Almost 1000 men were captured or killed. Jul 7, 1777: Hubbardton,VT . British (750) + Brunswich Division (1800) vs Patriots (1100). Bruns Jager Co + Breyman Gren Bn engaged. Present but in reserve was Reidesel Inf Rgt and Barners Lgt Bn. Aug 16, 1777 : Bennington NY. A major battle of the Saratoga Campaign. British force was in two columns. Baum's column included Prinz Ludwig's dismounted Dragoons (170) + Bruns Jagers(50) + detached Bruns Light Inf (50) and Gren (50) + Hanau Arty (2 x 3pdr). Breyman's column included Breyman's gren Bn (500) + Barner's Lgt Ing Bn (100) + Hanau Arty (2 x 6pdr) Sep 11, 1777 : Brandywine. Knyphausen's Division included Strin's H-Casel Bde of Donop + Mirbach + du Corps + Rall (2100). Cornwallis's Division included H-Casel Gren Bns of + Casel Jagers. Sep 19, 1777: Freeman's Farm . Germans were assigned to the Right Wing Breyman's Gren Bn + Barner's Lgt Inf Bn (-100)); and Left Wing ( Lgt Inf Detachmentof 100 + Hanau Arty w/ 2 x 6pdrs & 2 x 3pdrs + Bruns Inf Rgts Riedsel + Specht + Rhetz) Oct 4 1777: Germantown. Knyphausen's Left Wing included H-Casel Rgts Donop + Mirbach + Rall + Jager Corps. Oct 6 1777: Assault on Ft Montgomery & Clinton. Germans: the Anspach Gren Co + ? Hesse Bn. Oct 7 1777: Bemis Heights NY. Germans with the Center Column: include the Bruns Gren Bn + Lgt Inf Bn. Most German and British troops held defensive positions. Oct 22 1777: Ft Mercer, Red Bank,NJ. An all German (2000) attack on a Patriot river fort (400). Hesse Jagers 4 Cos + Mirbach + Lengerke + Linsingen + Minnegerode + Arty (3 x 9 pdr & 2 x How) Jun 28 1778: Monmouth. The Germans were assigned to the Advance Guard which was in "reserve" guarding the baggage train. Donop Rgt + Woellworth Rgt + Du Corps Rgt + Rall Rgt + Mtd Jager Co + Foot Jager Co. Aug-Sep 1778 : Newport Siege, RI. Lossberg's German Bde : Bunau Rgt + Ditfurth Rgt + Huyn Rgt + Landgrave Rgt + 1st Anspach + 2nd Anspach + Ind. Jager Co ? + H-Casel Arty Det. Dec 29 1778: Savannah Ga. The H-Casel Rgts Wissembach (540) + Woellworth (450) participated in the assault. May 5-29 1779: Ft Nelson, Norfolk VA. The Prinz Karl Rgt (500) was part of the assault force. May 11-12 1779: Charleston SC. The H-Casel Rgts Wissembach (540) + Trumbach (450) participated in the assault. May 28-Jun 2 1779 : Clinton's Hudson Valley NY March. Left Column : Mtd Jagers + Bose Rgt + Minnegerode ? Gren Bn. Jun 20 1779: Stono Ferry, Charleston SC. H-Casel Rgt Trumbach (300) was part of the defenders Jul 2 1779 : Poundridge. The H-Casel Mtd jagers (50) joined a cavalry force lead by Tarleton. Jul 5-13 1779: Tryon's Connecticut Expedition. Included the Landgrave Rgt. and H-C Jagers. Aug 19 1779: Paulus hook. A Hessian detachment ? (50) were part of the garrison. Sep-Oct 1779: Siege of Savannah Ga. The H-Casel Rgts Wissembach (250) + Trumbach (250) were part of the garrison. Feb 3 1780: Young's House. A H-C Jager Co (50) was part of the raiding force (500) against the Patriots (400). Mar-May 1780: Siege of Charleston. The assaulting force included Huyn Rgt (400) + Dittfurth 9500) Rgt + Minnegerode Gren Bn (350) + Linsing Gren Bn (350)+ Lengercke Gren Bn (400) + Graff Gren Bn (4300 + Jager Corps (280). Jun 6-23 1780: New Jersey March. Elizabeth-Jun 6; Union Jun 7-8; Springfield-Jun 23. The German Division: Leib Rgt + Donop Rgt + Bose Rgt + Bunau Rgt + Landgrave Rgt + several jager companies. Oct 19 1780: Ft Keyser, NY. Hanau Jagers (40) were part of Johnson's Force. Jan-Apr 1780: Arnold's VA Expedition. Richmond-Jan & Petersburg-Apr had 2 Jager Cos (120) Feb-Mar: Cornwallis's NC Expedition. Included 2 Jager Cos (1000 + Bose Rgt (345) Mar 15 1781: Guilford Courthouse, NC. Included Jagers (100) + Bose Rgt (310) Sep-Oct 1781: Yorktown Siege. The garrison included Bose + Erb Prinz + both Anspach Bns + H-Casel Arty Detachment Oct 25-30 1781: Ross's Mohawk valley raids. Hanau Jagers (40) were part of this force Back to Time Portal Passages Table of Contents Back to Time Portal Passages List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Rudy Scott Nelson This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |