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Hessian Troops in America

Place of Origin
Haingruendau
Land
Germany (West)

Geiss, Peter (* ca. 1764)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

8.1782 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

deserted (deserted to the enemy)

Regiment:

DON 1 (von Donop Regiment, after 1784 von Knyphausen)

Rank:

Drummer

Signature:

HStAM 15 Nr. 109 [= Truppenteile, Garnisonen, Festungen / Monatliche Listen des Regiments Donop, 1779-1783, 1784 (Januar-März)] (94)

born:

1764/1765

Age:

17 (calculated)

Reference:

HETRINA II, 3988 [Page 74]

Further Evidence

Geiss, Peter (* ca. 1764):

6.1777: recruited · von Donop 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 108(103) → Request page

4.1778: promoted · von Donop 1 · Drummer
HStAM 15 Nr. 108(124) → Request page

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Citation
„Geiss, Peter (* ca. 1764)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/12801> (Stand: 20.1.2015)