United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns; Washington, George, 1732-1799
9th Foot Lagonier’s.
20th Foot Parker’s.
24th Foot Taylor’s.
34th Foot Lord Cavendish’s.
33d Foot Elphinstone’s.
62d Foot Jones’.
Also, 29th Foot upon opening of navigation.
Cunningham’s Regiment, the 14th Foot, was in part in Virginia; the
residue, with a Company of the Royal Artillery, was at St. Augustine,
Florida.
2. British Army at the Battle of Long Island.
ADVANCE CORPS.
Four Battalions of Light Infantry and the Light Dragoons.
RESERVE CORPS.
Four Battalions of Grenadiers, 33d and 42d Regiments.
BRITISH COLUMN.
1ST BRIGADE 44th, 15th, 27th and 45th Regiments.
2D BRIGADE 5th, 28th, 55th and 49th Regiments.
3D BRIGADE 10th, 37th, 38th and 52d Regiments.
4TH BRIGADE 17th, 40th, 46th and 55th Regiments.
5TH BRIGADE 22d, 43d, 54th and 63d Regiments.
6TH BRIGADE 23d, 44th, 57th and 64th Regiments.
7TH BRIGADE 71st Highland Regiment, New York Companies and
Royal Artillery.
Colonel Donop’s command consisted of the Hessian Grenadiers and the
Chausseurs.
General De Heister’s command consisted of two Hessian brigades.
TOTAL OF COMBINED ARMIES, INCLUDING FORCE ON STATEN ISLAND.
General Clinton in his report gives Howe’s “effectives fit for duty” as
26,980—officers not included; but, including all officers, commissioned
and non-commissioned, as 31,625 men.
3. British effective force in America, June 3, 1777.
In New Jersey.
British Artillery 365
British Cavalry 710
British Infantry 8,361
Hessian Infantry 3,300
Anspach Infantry 1,043
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13,779
In New York.
British Artillery 20
British Infantry 1,513
Hessian Infantry 1,778
—————
3,311
Aggregate, 17,090.
On this date, 2,631 men had been sent to Rhode Island, and the total
force of foreign troops which had arrived—including those of Hesse,
Anspach, and Waldeck—amounted to 14,777.
4. British effective force in America, March 26, 1778.
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