cuirassier:The Hesse-Cassel Life Guard infantry regiment during its service in the American war of I
cuirassier:The Hesse-Cassel Life Guard infantry regiment during its service in the American war of Independence on the side of Great Britain. The regiment was sent to America with the first Hessian division, landing on Staten Island, 15 August 1776. It fought at Long Island, White Plains and Fort Washington in 1776, Brandywine and Germantown in 1777, Monmouth, N.J and Tarrytown N.Y. in 1778, Horseneck, Conn., Fort Fayette and Stony Point in 1779 and Springfield, N.J. in 1780. Except for the winter of 1777-8, the regiment was stationed in or near New York. It returned to Germany back in late 1783.Plates by Herbert Knotel. -- source link