Muster rolls and prisoner-of-war lists in American archival collections pertaining to the German mercenary troops who served with the British forces during the American Revolution
a county by 1789 and a thriving area of the commonwealth by 1800. Tax lists 1767-1789; Federal census 1790; Federal direct tax 1798. Compiled and written by John Martin Stroup and Raymond Martin Bell.
Cause for dissension--Washington's crossing and the Battle of Trenton--Battle of the Brandywine--Paoli massacre--Battle of Germantown--Destruction of Fort Mifflin--Winter at Valley Forge--Hospital at Yellow Springs--Near disaster at Barren Hill--Free and independent states,
Chapters: Everyday Heroines // Writing for the Revolution // Women on the March // Spies in Petticoats // Heroines at Home // A New Nation
Summary
Men may have fought the battles of the American Revolution, but women played an important part too. Some women fought the battle at home, speaking their minds about the British occupation or gathering supplies for their soldiers. Others fought openly for their cause, secretly joining the military or becoming spies. Get to know these heroic women and their importance to the colonists' victory during the Revolutionary War. [from the publisher]
Journal of German-American History, Report #36, 1975.
Notes
A letter laid in the publication addressed to John W. W Loose from the author states that half of the battalion was from Maryland and half from Pennsylvania.
Summary
"In addition to the regular Colonial units, the Congress authorized the establishment of a number of additional regiments. One of these was the German Battalion composed of officers and men selected from among the German settlers of Pennsylvania and Maryland." [from the text]
