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Although many German colonists chose to remain neutral during the American Revolution, a significant portion became supporters of either the Patriot and Loyalist causes. They fought in both local militias and regular military units, and a small minority returned to Germany in exile after the war.
The "German Battalion" (also known as the "German Regiment" or 8th Maryland) was an infantry formation of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Authorized in May 1776 as an extra Continental regiment , the battalion recruited ethnic Germans from Maryland and Pennsylvania .
The Battle of Trenton was fought on December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War campaign for New Jersey. In a surprise attack, the Continental Army led by George Washington attacked the winter quarters of a brigade composed primarily of German troops from Hesse-Kassel in Trenton, New Jersey. [1]
German historians have noted that approximately one third of all the land forces involved were either hired or recruited from German states, or were German immigrants to America; this has led the siege to be known in German historiography as "die Deutsche Schlacht" ("the German battle").
Pages in category "Personnel of German units of the American Revolutionary War" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763–1789. (2nd ed. Harlan Davidson), 2006. ISBN 0-88295-239-0. Mayer, Holly A. Belonging to the Army: Camp Followers and Community during the American Revolution. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1999. ISBN 1-57003-339-0; ISBN 1-57003-108-8. Neimeyer, Charles Patrick.
Hesse-Hanau Regiment Erbprinz was a line infantry regiment raised by Hesse-Hanau and put to the disposition of the British Crown, as part of the German Allied contingent during the American Revolutionary War. It was organized with a grenadier and five regimental companies, commanded by Colonel Wilhelm Rudolf von Gall.
James Abercrombie, British army officer, died during the American Revolutionary War (b. 1732) Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German soldier, adventurer and writer (b. 1692) June 26 – Aryeh Leib Epstein, Polish rabbi (b. 1708) June 27. Ignaz Günther, German sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1725) Robert Livingston, member of New York colonial assembly ...