Deb: I trust these notes will help: *************************** GERMAN REGT. or Bn. was raised in Md. and Pa. under the Congressional resolution of 25 May '76. Col. Nicholas Haussegger was in command 17 July '76-19 Mar. '77, and Col. (Baron) De Arendt from the latter date to I Jan. '8 1. In 1777 it became one of the 16 "ADDITIONAL CONT'L. REGTS." The unit disgraced itself at Trenton, 2 Jan. '77, during the NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN and HAUSSEGGER surrendered or defected to the enemy. Another "German Regt." was the 8th Va., raised by Peter MUHLENBERG in 1776, which was re-organized in 1777 and subsequently commanded by Abraham Bowman (22 Mar - 10 Dec. '77), John Neville (to 14 Sept. '78), and James Wood (to 1 Jan. '83). *********************************** German Battalion Following the recommendation of the previous month, Congress on June 27, 1776 authorized the German Battalion of four Pennsylvania and four Maryland companies to be raised among the German settlers in those colonies. The men were to be enlisted for three years-some of the first men to be so enlisted. On July 17, another company was added. On February 26, 1778 the German Battalion was officially made a part of Maryland's quota to facilitate supply and recruitment. The unit was numbered as the 8th Maryland, but was usually still referred to as the German Battalion. The battalion formed the nucleus of the Maryland Corps which also contained men from the rest of the Maryland Line and Rawlings' corps. Effective January 1, 1781 the battalion was broken up, most of its men going into Hazen's Regiment. The rest of the men were retained in the Frederick Detachment of the Maryland Line. COMMANDERS: Colonel Nicholas Haussegger June, 1776 - March 19,1777. Colonel the Baron De Arendt March 19, 1777 - January 1, 1781. ****************************** GERMAN BATTALION (8th Maryland) Authorized 25 May 1776 in the Continental Army as the German Battalion. Assigned 27 June 1776 to the Middle Department. Organized 6 July - 25 September 1776 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to consist of five companies from eastern Pennsylvania, two companies from Baltimore County, Maryland, and two companies from Frederick County, Maryland. Relieved 23 September 1776 from the Middle Department and assigned to the Main Army. Assigned 22 May 1777 to the 2d Maryland Brigade, an element of the Main Army. Relieved 24 May 1777 from the 2d Maryland Brigade and assigned to the 1st Virginia Brigade, an element of the Main Army. Relieved 22 July 1778 from the 1st Virginia Brigade and assigned to the 2d Maryland Brigade, an element of the Main Army. Relieved 24 November 1778 from the 2d Maryland Brigade and assigned to Hand's Brigade, an element of the Main Army. Relieved 8 October 1779 from Hand's Brigade. Assigned 16 September 1780 to the New Jersey Brigade, an element of the Main Army. Disbanded I January 1781 at Morristown, New Jersey, and Baltimore, Maryland. ENGAGEMENTS Trenton- Princeton Defense of Philadelphia ENGAGEMENTS -Continued Philadelphia- Monmouth Iroquois 1779 ****************** Best regards, Ed -- For Revolutionary War information on the Internet, your first choice should be AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG