United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns; Washington, George, 1732-1799
APPENDIX E.
ORGANIZATION OF BURGOYNE’S ARMY.
To remain in Canada, part of 8th regiment, 460 men; part of 34th, 348
men; parts of 29th and 31st regiments, 896 men; eleven additional
companies expected from Great Britain, 616 men; brigade detachments, 300
men; detachments from German troops, 650 men, and Royal Highland
emigrants, 500 men; making a total of 3,770 men.
The army of invasion (see page 171) numbered as follows:
Men.
The grenadiers and light infantry (except of the 8th and 24th
regiments), as the advance corps under General Fraser 1,568
_First brigade_; battalion companies of the 9th, 21st, and 47th
regiments 1,194
_Second brigade_; battalion companies of the 20th, 53d, and 62d
regiments, leaving 50 of each in Canada 1,194
_German troops_, except the Hanau Chasseurs, and 650 left in
Canada 3,217
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Total, with artillery 7,173
To this force were to be associated “as many Canadians and Indians as
might be thought necessary for the service.”
APPENDIX F.
ORGANIZATION OF CORNWALLIS’S ARMY.
This force, when fully concentrated on Virginia, Aug. 1, 1781, consisted
of the following troops: British, 5,541; German, 2,148; Provincials,
1,137; on detachments, 607; making a total of 9,433 men.
The general Return of officers and privates surrendered at Yorktown, as
taken from the original Muster Rolls, is stated by the Commissary of
prisoners to have been as follows—General and staff, 79; Artillery, 23;
Guards, 527; Light Infantry, 671; 17th Reg’t, 245; 23d Reg’t, 233; 33d
Reg’t, 260; 43d Reg’t, 359; 71st Reg’t, 300; 76th Reg’t, 715; 80th
Reg’t, 689; two battalions of Anspach, 1,077 (these two battalions alone
had Colonels present), Prince Hereditary, 484; Regiment of De Bose, 349;
Yagers, 74; British Legion, 241; Queen’s Rangers, 320; North Carolina
Vols., 142; Pioneers, 44; Engineers, 23. Total, including commissary
department, and 80 followers of the army, 7,247 men. Total of officers
and men, 7,073. Seamen and from shipping, about 900 officers and men.
Other authorities increase this number to over 8,000. It is evident that
the Return of August 15, cited on page 385, overestimates the really
effective force.
Seventy-five brass cannon, 69 iron guns, 18 German and 6 British
regimental standards, were among trophies captured.
The military chest contained £2,113, 6s, sterling. The _Guadaloupe_ 28,
the old _Fowey_, the _Bonetta_ (sloop) 24, and _Vulcan_ (fire-ship),
thirty transports, fifteen galleys, and many smaller vessels, with
nearly 900 officers and seamen, were surrendered to the French.
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