In New York. In Philadelphia. In Rhode Island. British 3,486 13,078 1,610 German 3,689 5,202 2,116 Provincial 3,281 1,250 44 —————— —————— ————— 10,456 19,530 3,770 Aggregate, 33,756. 5. Aug. 15, 1778. In New York and vicinity, 19,586; in Long Island, 8,117; in Rhode Island, 5,189; Lord Howe’s fleet, 512; making an aggregate of 33,404. A later return of November 1, on account of troops sent to Halifax and to the West Indies, reduced the aggregate to 22,494 for duty. 6. May 1, 1779. New York 9,123 Long Island 6,056 Staten Island 1,344 Paulus Hook 383 Hoboken 264 Rhode Island 5,644 —————— 22,814 Halifax 3,677 Georgia 4,794 West Florida 1,703 Bermuda and Providence Island 470 —————— 10,644 Aggregate, 33,458. 7. December 1, 1779. At New York and its dependencies: British 13,848 German 10,836 Provincial 4,072 —————— Total 28,756 Halifax and Penobscot 3,460 Georgia 3,930 West Florida 1,787 Bermuda and Providence Island 636 ————— Total 9,813 Aggregate, 38,569. 8. British effective force in America, May 1, 1780. New York. South Carolina. Nova Scotia. East Florida. Georgia. British 7,711 7,041 2,298 590 German 7,451 3,018 572 547 862 Provincials 2,162 2,788 638 316 1,016 —————— —————— —————— —————— —————— 17,324 12,847 3,508 1,453 1,878 Aggregate, including East Florida, Providence Island and Bermuda, 38,002. 9. December 1, 1780.