The Revolutionary War (1775 – 1783)

Musketeer Regiment Prinz Carl

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The Musketeer Regiment Prinz Carl was a regiment of Hessian troops that served Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. It was raised in 1702 by Colonel C. F. E. von Wartensleben and became a regiment of the princes of the Landgraviate family. It became 1st Battalion of the 3rd Hessian Infantry Regiment in 1821, and was disbanded in 1832. According to German military records, the regiment was raised in Bad Hersfeld, Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), Germany. On January 21, 1776, the regiment marched from Hersfeld, embarking in Carlstadt at Bremerlehe on March, 23. They sailed for America on April 17, 1776, and landed at Staten Island, New York on August 15. They fought in the Battle of White Plains on October 28, 1776, and participated in the capture of Newport, Rhode Island July 29 to August 31, 1778, as well as other minor actions.

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