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Return of Men Women Children & Waggoners of the British Regiments, Hessian, New Levies & Civil Department Victualled at New-York and its Dependencies from 18 to 24th March 1779-

Departments Victualled Men Women Children Waggoners
Royal Regiment of Artillery 505 117 103
Brigade of Guards 881 81 7 10
Battalion of Grenadiers 924 155 129 8
Battalion of Light Infantry 761 130 38 18
17th Regiment Light Dragoons 431 92 64 15
7th or Royal Fusileers 501 99 92 5
17th Foot 439 81 46 4
23d or Royal Welch Fusileers 455 74 76 2
26th or Cameronian Regiment 379 60 65 5
33d 431 58 24 5
37th 424 61 40 3
42d or Royal Highland 700 89 68 11
44th 389 54 30 3
57th 450 65 35 5
63d 373 72 53 5
64th 440 51 60 -
71st 199 45 39 -
Detachments of Absent Corps 276 221 339 -
Queens American Rangers & Hussars 480 68 32 4
New-Jersey Volunteers 810 116 143 4
DeLancey's Brigade 226 26 47 2
Loyal American Regiment 271 66 126 3
British Legion Cavalry 169 21 12 4
British Legion Infantry 272 22 25 2
Lord RAWDONs Volunteers of Ireland 494 89 38 4
Bucks County Light Dragoons 48 - - -
Bucks County Volunteers 44 - - -
Emmericks Chasseurs 197 18 29 4
Governor Wentworth's Volunteers 37 - - -
Provincial Light Dragoons 20 1 1 1
Stuarts Black Company 41 19 8 -
Civil Branch of Ordnance 278 95 139 -
British General Hospital 281 15 23 -
Engineers Department 314 12 25 -
Guides & Pioneers 169 23 21 -
Provincial Taylors 40 26 36 -
Adjutant Generals Department 16 6 3 -
Quarter Master Generals Do 410 5 4 -
Barrack Master Generals Do 194 13 6 -
Commissary Generals     Do 248 29 19 -
Forage                           Do 76 2 - -
Bridge Masters               Do 27 - - -
Provost Martial, including Rebel & British Pris. 131 - - -
Commissary of Prisoners 11 - - -
Refugees 136 146 315 -
Batteau & Boatmen 139 - - -
Secretary's Office 3 - - -
Head Quarters & General Officers 61 8 5 -
Commissary of Musters 4 - - -
In New York-
Hessian Artillery 45 5 5 -
Hereditary Princes Regiment 15 - - -
Lt Col LINZINGs Battalion Grenadiers 473 30 16 6
Lt Col LENGERKEs   ditto 476 28 8 6
Lt Col MINIGERODEs do 482 30 - 6
Regiment du Corps 4 - - -
Lt General DONOP's Regiment 13 - - -
Lt General LOESBERGs     do 14 1 - -
Lt General KNYPHAUSENs do 24 - - -
Hessian Chasseurs 14 1 - -
Lt General KNYPHAUSENs Suite 46 1 1 9
Major General STIRNs      do 12 - - 2
Major General SCHMIDTs do 8 - - 1
Hessian Commissariat 6 2 - -
Staff of the Hospital 23 - - -
Captain FEERs Detachment 60 3 7 -
Sundry Corps 42 2 - -
Aid de Camp WILMOUSKY 2 - - -
Aid de Camp METZNER 3 - - -
Aid de Camp CRAMMANO 2 - - -
Lieut RIEDELL (Grand Prevo) 1 - - -
Anspach Chasseurs 7 1 - -
Brunswick Troops 3 1 - -
Sick, Wounded & Attendants in Hospital 88 4 - -
At Kings Bridge-
Regiment du Corps 578 25 18 6
Major General de BOSEs Regiment 612 17 8 5
Major General BOSEs Suite 6 - - 2
Lieut General de DONOP's Regiment 572 16 8 6
Hessian Artillery 24 - - -
At Marston's Wharf-
Lieut General LOESBERGs Regiment 528 24 10 -
Lt General KNYPHAUSENs do 529 12 11 -
Major General MIRBACHs   do 582 24 12 6
On Long Island-
Hessian Chasseurs 731 58 28 7
Hereditary Princes Regiment 589 26 14 8
Prince Charles         do 642 20 16 7
Anspach Chasseurs 191 15 4 2
Col SEITs Regiment 10 - - -
Brunswick Troops 31 1 - -
Staten Island-
Major GRAFTs Battalion Grenadiers      429             14                3                 6        
Total of British, Foreign &c    22,522         2792           2534            212      
At Rhode Island-        7,108           594             562                        
   29,630         3386           3096            212      

Daniel WIER
Commissary General



University of Michigan, William L. Clements Library, Sir Henry Clinton Papers, Volume 54, item 20.

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