Hello List. In requesting info about my upcoming trip to Germany, I received an email response from an Ansbach official. Included was an attachment of an article written in German by Jochen Seidel about the Ansbach troops. I happened to see a web address on the pages, so I did a search on the Internet and found the article there. To my great surprise, there was also a link to translate it into English! Now Nelda has already put a link to Jochen Seidel’s old American web site on our AMREV Hessian website, but I never found this article there. Maybe I missed it, or maybe it is only available on this German website. So I’m sharing the links here for anyone interested in reading it and apologize if this is already posted somewhere else on our site or in our archives. If not, maybe Nelda will add the links under the heading “Ansbach-Bayreuth Troops by Jochen Seidel” on our AMREV Hessian website. Here is the name of the article in German: “Juchhe nach Amerika!” - Der Einsatz fränkischer Truppen im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg von Jochen Seidel. To find it, type this link directly into your web address area: http://www.jochen-seidel.de/ab-troops/usa1777.htm . Here is the name of the article in English: “Hurrah for America!” - The Use of Frankish Troops in the American Revolutionary War by Jochen Seidel. To find it, type this link into your keyword search area: http://www.jochen-seidel.de/ab-troops/usa1777.htm . When the results pop up, look for the choice “Der Einsatz Fränkischer Truppen im Amerikanischen” and you will see “Translate this page” underneath the title. Click on the Translate option and it will take you right there! Sorry if this has already been posted before. Marie Rasnick Fetzer http://rasnickfamily.org
Thanks Marie for this site. I wish I knew if mine were an Ansbacher so I could apply the info properly. It is difficult for we who have several names to decipher to know what it the route or which piece of mustering in info to use. People don't believe you have a hessian til you prove the mustering in and out. But this is a concise page I can save and use once I can disprove or approve mine. Connie