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Hessian Troops in America

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Place of Origin
Rossberg
Land
Germany (Hessen-Kassel)

Further Information

Gerlach, Wilhelm (* ca. 1738)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

6.1781 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

deserted (deserted to the enemy)

Regiment:

JAG 3 (Courier Corps (Feldjägerkorps))

Rank:

Corporal

Signature:

HStAM 15 Nr. 164 [= Truppenteile, Garnisonen, Festungen / Monatliche Listen des Feldjägerkorps, 1781 (Januar-August, Dezember)] (12)

born:

1738/1739

Age:

42 (calculated)

Reference:

HETRINA IV, 2571 [Page 52]

Further Evidence

Gerlach, Wilhelm (* ca. 1738):

6.1781: captured · Courier Corps 3 · Corporal
HStAM 15 Nr. 164(12)Request page

6.1783: ransomed · Courier Corps 3 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 165(12)Request page

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Citation
„Gerlach, Wilhelm (* ca. 1738)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/40446> (Stand: 20.1.2015)