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Revolutionary War-Dated 1781 Muster Roll for Hessian Battalion of Grenadiers

$ 1188

Availability: 18 in stock
  • Conflict: Revolutionary War (1775-83)
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    AMERICAN REVOLUTION
    .  Revolutionary War-dated muster roll for Colonel William Loewenstein’s battalion of grenadiers within Captain Rudloph Mondorff’s German regiment employed by the British to fight in the American Revolution.
    REVOLUTIONARY WAR-DATED 1781 MUSTER ROLL FOR A GERMAN BATTALION OF GRENADIERS EMPLOYED BY THE BRITISH TO FIGHT
    Text in French (the common language between the German troops and British authorities); contains a list of grenadier soldiers and officers and some with their current status; countersigned by Loewenstein, Mondorff, and Commissary William Porter; three pages on a bifolium with docketing on the fourth page; measures 18.25 by 14.5 inches when open; created between December 25, 1781 to June 24, 1782; and in very fine condition with only the ink slightly bleeding through.
    A FASCINATING HESSIAN MUSTER ROLL DATED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN THAT EFFECTIVELY ENDED THE WAR
    The British had a treaty with the Duke of Brunswick and other German princes that allowed the British to hire German mercenaries during the Revolutionary War.  England paid the Germans annual subsidies and other fees for Hessian casualties.  Around 30,000 Germans came to America and fought in almost every campaign of the American Revolution.  A fascinating Hessian muster roll for grenadiers dated two months after the Battle of Yorktown that effectively ended the war.
    University of Michigan: Clements Library.  German Auxiliaries Muster Rolls.