Search the muster and pay rolls of the war of the revolution, 17751783 browse these rolls by state and name of organization regiment, battalion, guard, company, etc. The mod will feature new, more historically accurate models and textures for uniforms, head wear and equipment used at different stages of the conflict. The pennsylvania german in the revolutionary war, 17751783, volume 17, pages 1542 pennsylvania. The pennsylvaniagerman in the revolutionary war, 17751783 metalmark. The regiment was authorized on september 16, 1776 in the continental army as the 6th maryland regiment. In addition to the regular colonial units, the congress authorized the establishment of a number of additional regiments.
Pressures from france and spain stretched the small and understrength british army, and as recruits took time to try, this forced the government to explore different sources of men. Franz kober and his widowed daughterinlaw, glendaas well as her two children, johann and fionaare anxiously awaiting the return of franzs youngest son, richard who has been. He is armed with a brown bess musket captured from british supply houses at the start of the. Early in the year 1776, anticipating the possibility of hostilities with england, the continental congress decided to raise an army from the. The shops of the workmen and the offices of the merchants were deserted. President, the society for the history of the germans in maryland, 19711975. Therefore, by the time that the revolution came to america, there were some loyalists among german speaking colonists, some of whom moved to canada or returned to germany following the war. Under authority of the adjutantgeneral of connecticut. Though the 8th virginia did not develop into a uniformly german regiment, the conventions intent may explain culpepers inclusion in the regiment s recruitment area and slaughters.
German translation of regiment collins englishgerman. In 1776, the british formed a treaty with the duke of brunswick and other minor german princes that allowed the hiring of german mercenaries to bolster the british army in north america. Interest in trade, crops, hunting or fishing was no more. Set on december 24, 1778, on a small german farm in western maryland, a revolutionary christmas tells the story of a family coping with war and personal tragedy. Connecticut continental troops, seventh regiment colonel charles webb, 1775 as found in the record of connecticut men in the military and naval service during the war of the revolution, 17751783. Authorized in may 1776 as an extra continental regiment, the unit recruited ethnic germans from maryland and pennsylvania. Find names of soldiers with the help of annotations supplied by other footnote. The revolutionary war was fought by american, british and german hessian soldiers who all had their own unique uniforms and regulations. The real history of zweibrucken as taken from a pamphlet. In 1793, at the start of the french revolutionary war, the. The german battalion, under the command of colonel ludwig weltner continued its assignment of guarding the frontier. Revolutionary councils, bearing some similarities to russian soviets, formed across the nation and demanded political reform.
For all other addressees, this is a courtesy copy of a very interesting place. Click here to view or download a pdf version of naras descriptive. This is a list of imperial german infantry regiments before and during world war i. Germans in the american revolutionary war thoughtco. At its website, one can read and download their entire catalog of thousands of reels of national archives and library of congress microfilm, including not only all revolutionary war and other american militaryrelated films, but also the enormous body of data relating to all national censuses since the first of 1790. Sep 10, 2019 the german revolution began with the kiel mutiny, an uprising instigated by disgruntled german sailors in late october. German, swiss and french settlersas well as those moving into the colony.
Five of the men chosen were of german descent, led by dr. German regiment of maryland and pennsylvania retzer on. The american revolutionary war, also known as the american war of independence, was a war between the kingdom of great britain and thirteen british colonies in north american. Of the 10 companies, there was 2 companies of elite soldiers in the regiment. Moravia, styria, upper austria, and italy, marched regiment after regiment on routes. During the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars it soon became more.
Trained civil war regiment dominates in war of rights. They had cavalry, artillery, riflemen and a battalion equipped with. British soldiers and organizations in the american revolution. The royal troops consisted, apart from the saxon battalions, of two regiments of prussians. Organized february 1776 at alexandria and dumfries from prince william, fouquier, stafford, louisa, fairfax, king george, loudoun and culpepper counties. The pennsylvaniagerman in the revolutionary war, 17751783. The pennsylvaniagerman in the revolutionary war, 1775. Browse these rolls by state and name of organization regiment, battalion, guard, company. The 6th maryland regiment was organized on march 27, 1776 composed of eight companies of volunteers from prince georges, queen annes, frederick, cecil, harford, and anne arundel counties in the colony of maryland. The regiment s first commander was general henry bouquet, a swiss native. Set in a picturesque philadelphia park stands cliveden, home of the chew family and the centerpiece of the battle of germantown. Revolution and counter revolution in germany marxists internet.
Jager is a german military term that originally referred to light infantry, but has come to have. Flying camp german regiment regiment extraordinary second and third companies, artillery gales company, artillery otts company, militia sarers company washington county, militia. Stewarts company bar 64th regiment of foot, captain stannuss company bar 64th regiment of foot, major mcleroths company coy barbbg. Organized julyseptember at philadephia, 5 companies from eastern pennsylvania, 2 from baltimore county, maryland and 2 companies from frederick county, maryland. This confused affair occurred on 4 october 1777, when washingtons army stumbled upon enemy sentinels, with the ensuing fight forcing about 120 officers and men of the british 40th regiment to take refuge in the mansion. The french 110th infantry regiment, stationed in the small town of donaueschingen in western germany for the last 50 years, on tuesday took. The german battalion or german regiment or 8th maryland was an american infantry unit that served for about four and onehalf years in the continental army during the american revolutionary war. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The 1st delaware regiment and the blue hens date back to the american revolution where the 3 lower counties on the delaware river of pennsylvania not only broke away from great britain, but also from the state of pennsylvania. Connecticut continental troops, seventh regiment colonel. Muster rolls and other records of service of maryland troops in the american revolution. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. List of maryland military units in the revolutionary war. The real history of zweibrucken as taken from a pamphlet prepared by the special services libraries, u s army area command which was distributed around 1966.
The private is carrying his full kit as he is on sentry duty. Please help us spread the word about record hunter and the thousands of free historical and genealogical records we provide. They were unique in their designation as black troops fighting for the union. The german regiment lost many of men mainly due to the soldiers who had only enlisted for three years were discharged. Today we have a guest post, written by jack weaver. As the fourth most populous american colony on the eve of the revolution, and one. Within a week, the uprising had spread to towns and military bases across germany. Heroes in the war for our independence german american. Later in the war, the regiments had only 300 to 400 men. Revolutionary war online records original documents from the national archives through. Aug 17, 2019 try war of rights for yourself, apply to join the 1st massachusetts calvary regiment here. Following the dunkirk evacuation the army prepared for a german invasion and.
German translation of regiment the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. When the first call came for volunteers from lancaster in 1775, ross 23 year old son, james, was captain of one of the companies that was formed. Flying camp german regiment regiment extraordinary. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. How to install regiments of american revolution mod. The german battalion of the american revolution by charles francis stein secretary, the society of the cincinnati of maryland. List of continental army units in 1777 to 1780 american.
The american civil war continues to intrigue scholars and history buffs alike, and many works have been written about the battles, military. The regiment would later be commanded by general howe. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the american army during the revolutionary war microform. Their first engagement was in the battle of long island. Eberhardt and meil were pennsylvanians and served until the reorganization of the regiment in august, 1778. Some of these regiments had a history stretching back to the 17th century, while others were only formed as late as october 1912. As britain fought its rebel american colonists during the american revolutionary war, it struggled to provide troops for all the theaters it was engaged in. Use the social media buttons on every page that interests you. British soldiers and organizations in the american revolution 17751783 the british regiments that deployed to america and fought there during the american revolutionary war included. The first south carolina volunteers were a union army regiment of the american civil war composed of escaped slaves from south carolina and florida. North carolina in the american revolution the society of the. One of the first ethnic regiments raised by the new united states during the american revolutionary war was the german regiment, also known as the german battalion, which congress authorized on 25 may 1776.
Special report of the department of archives and history for 1912 by virginia state library. During the french and indian war, great britain utilized the large german population in north america by forming the royal american regiment, whose enlisted men were principally german colonists. In peacetime, the imperial german army included 217 regiments of infantry plus the instruction unit, lehr infantry battalion. Muster rolls and other records of service of maryland troops. These german auxiliaries muster rolls document the german regiments employed by the british to fight in the american revolutionary war. A german regiment among the french auxiliary troops of the american revolutionary war. Revolutionary war uniforms worn by the continental army varied the continental army fought for the colonies in the revolutionary war.
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