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Hessian Troops in America

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Place of Origin
Kassel
Land
Germany (Hessen-Kassel)

Further Information

Eckhard, Johannes (* ca. 1742)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

7.1780 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

deserted (deserted to the enemy)

Regiment:

JAG 3 (Courier Corps (Feldjägerkorps))

Rank:

Private

Signature:

HStAM 15 Nr. 163 [= Truppenteile, Garnisonen, Festungen / Monatliche Listen des Feldjägerkorps, 1780] (13)

born:

1743/1744

Age:

36 (calculated)

Reference:

HETRINA IV, 1900 [Page 38]

Further Evidence

Eckhard, Johannes (* ca. 1742):

? 2.1777: recruited · Courier Corps 2 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(10) → Request page

6.1777: captured · Courier Corps 3 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 160(13) → Request page

? 3.1783: appointed · Courier Corps 2 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(10) → Request page

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Citation
„Eckhard, Johannes (* ca. 1742)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/39775> (Stand: 20.1.2015)