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Siege of Charlestown
Return of Killed and Wounded

Return of the Killed and Wounded of the Troops under the Command of His Excellency General Sir Henry CLINTON from their debarkation in So. Carolina the 11th February to the Surrender of Charlestown 12th May 1780.


British

Royal Artillery
      5 Rank & file Killed; 7 Rank & file Wounded.

1st Battn. Lt. Infantry
      8 Rank & file Killed; 1 Serjeant, 17 Rank & file Wounded.

2nd do            do
      11 Rank & file Killed; 1 Lieutenant, 12 Rank & file Wounded.

Detachmt. of do
      3 Rank & file Killed; 7 Rank & file Wounded.

1st Battn. Grenadiers
      1 Serjeant, 4 Rank & file Killed; 2 Lieutenants, 1 Serjeant, 13 Rank & file Wounded.

2nd do            do
      10 Rank & file Killed; 1 Lieutenant, 11 Rank & file Wounded.

7th Regiment
      1 Rank & file Killed; 2 Rank & file Wounded.

23rd Regiment
      4 Rank & file Wounded.

33rd Regiment
      1 Rank & file Killed; 2 Rank & file Wounded.

42nd Regiment
      2 Rank & file Killed.

63rd Regiment
      4 Rank & file Wounded.

64th Regiment
      1 Rank & file Wounded.

71st Regiment
      2 Ensigns, 6 Rank & file Killed; 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 14 Rank & file Wounded.

Total British
      2 Ensigns, 1 Serjeant, 51 Rank & file Killed; 1 Captain, 5 Lieutenants, 2 Serjeants, 94 Rank & file Wounded.


German

Jagers
      7 Rank & file Killed; 14 Rank & file Wounded.

Linsing
      2 Rank & file Killed; 7 Rank & file Wounded.

Lengerck
      1 Rank & file Killed; 15 Rank & file Wounded.

Schuler
      3 Rank & file Killed; 18 Rank & file Wounded.

Graff
      2 Rank & file Killed; 2 Lieutenants, 8 Rank & file Wounded.

Huyne
      5 Rank & file Wounded.

Total German
      15 Rank & file Killed; 2 Lieutenants, 67 Rank & file Wounded.


Provincial

N York Volunteers
      2 Rank & file Killed; 1 Rank & file Wounded.

British Legion
      5 Rank & file Killed; 9 Rank & file Wounded.

So. Carolina Royalists
      3 Rank & file Wounded.

Ferguson’s Corps
      5 Rank & file Wounded.

Total Provincial
      7 Rank & file Killed; 18 Rank & file Wounded.


Total British, German & Provincial
      2 Ensigns, 1 Serjeant, 73 Rank & file Killed; 1 Captain, 7 Lieutenants, 2 Serjeants, 179 Rank & file Wounded.


Officers Names


Killed
71st Regiment Ensn. McGREGOR
Ensn. CAMERON
Wounded
22nd Regt. G: Compy. Lieut. WHITE
33rd do Lieut. BEVOR
42nd do Lieut. GRANT
64th do Lt. Infy. Lieut. FREEMAN
71st Regt. Captn. McLEOD
Lieut. WILSON
Graff’s Grenadrs. Lieut. FRITSCH
Lieut. OETHANSS

[signed]   H CLINTON



Great Britain, Public Record Office, Colonial Office, Class 5, Volume 99, folio 246.

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