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Hessian Troops in America

Outline map of Hessen
Place of Origin
Seeheim
Land
Germany (West)

Further Information

Becker, Georg (* ca. 1755)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

10.1778 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

ransomed (from prisoner of war status) or returned to unit (after desertion)

Regiment:

JAG 1 (Courier Corps (Feldjägerkorps))

Rank:

Private

Signature:

HStAM 15 Nr. 161 [= Truppenteile, Garnisonen, Festungen / Monatliche Listen des Feldjägerkorps, 1778] (21)

born:

0/0

Dimensions:

5 Fuß 3 Zoll (ca. 1,65 m)

Reference:

HETRINA IV, 306 [Page 7]

Further Evidence

Becker, Georg (* ca. 1755):

1.1777: recruited · Courier Corps 1 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(4) → Request page

6.1778: deserted · Courier Corps 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 161(17) → Request page

6.1778: captured · Courier Corps 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 161(17) → Request page

3.1783: appointed · Courier Corps 1 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(4) → Request page

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Citation
„Becker, Georg (* ca. 1755)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/38181> (Stand: 20.1.2015)