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Hessian Troops in America

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Place of Origin
Marburg
Land
Germany (Hessen-Kassel)

Benecke, Hermann (* ca. 1743)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

1.1776 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

deserted (deserted to the enemy)

Regiment:

ERB 5 (Prince-Successor (Erbprinz) Regiment, after 1783 Prince Friedrich Regiment)

Rank:

Private

Signature:

HStAM 15 Nr. 8 [= Truppenteile, Garnisonen, Festungen / Monatliche Listen des Füsilierregiments Erbprinz, 1776 (Januar, April-Dezember, doppelt: Oktober)] (3)

born:

0/0

Dimensions:

5 Fuß 9 Zoll 1 Strich (ca. 1,81 m)

Reference:

HETRINA III, 833 [Page 17]

Further Evidence

Benecke, Hermann (* ca. 1743):

1775: appointed · Prince-Succesor 5 · Private
HStAM 10 c Nr. 625 → Request page

? 5.1777: recruited · Courier Corps 2 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(15) → Request page

? 3.1783: appointed · Courier Corps 2 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(15) → Request page

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Citation
„Benecke, Hermann (* ca. 1743)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/21956> (Stand: 20.1.2015)