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Hessian Troops in America

Outline map of Hesse
Place of Origin
Berkersheim
Land
Germany (Hessen-Kassel)

Further Information

Engelhard, Wilhelm (* ca. 1755)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

8.1781 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

appointed (especially in the unit rolls)

Regiment:

HHE (Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince)

Rank:

Private

Signature:

HStAM 4 h Nr. 3154 [= Kriegssachen / Musterlisten sämtlicher Hessen-Hanauischer Truppen, insb. in Amerika (Namenslisten ohne Ortsangabe), 1776-1783] (62)

born:

0/0

Reference:

HETRINA VI.I, 5138 [Page 88]

Further Information:

Database Dr. Joachim Fischer

Further Evidence

Engelhard, Wilhelm (* ca. 1755):

2.1776: recruited · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Musketeer
HStAM 10 d Nr. 54(43) → Request page

2.1776: other induction (especially through transfer) · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Musketeer
HStAM 10 d Nr. 51(92) → Request page

2.1776: other induction (especially through transfer) · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Musketeer
HStAM 10 d Nr. 51(103) → Request page

2.1776: other induction (especially through transfer) · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Musketeer
HStAM 10 d Nr. 52(198) → Request page

2.1776: other induction (especially through transfer) · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Musketeer
HStAM 10 d Nr. 50(197) → Request page

3.1776: appointed · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Private
HStAM 4 h Nr. 3154(3) → Request page

9.1779: appointed · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince · Private
HStAM 4 h Nr. 3154(38) → Request page

7.1780: appointed · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince · Private
HStAM 4 h Nr. 3154(44) → Request page

3.1781: appointed · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince · Private
HStAM 4 h Nr. 3154(49) → Request page

8.1782: appointed · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince · Private
HStAM 4 h Nr. 3154(92) → Request page

2.1783: appointed · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Private
HStAM 4 h Nr. 3154(117) → Request page

7.1783: appointed · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Private
HStAM 4 h Nr. 3154(139) → Request page

12.1783: promoted to a supernumerary position · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Musketeer
HStAM 10 d Nr. 51(92) → Request page

9.1784: promoted to a supernumerary position · Hesse-Hanau Regiment of the Crown Prince 1 · Musketeer
HStAM 10 d Nr. 51(103) → Request page

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Citation
„Engelhard, Wilhelm (* ca. 1755)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/61949> (Stand: 8.6.2026)