Bob, you are right, in my Personal Data Files I have Kaspar's dates of birth as 1750/51, while in a list of Hessian Jaeger's it was listed as 1751/52. (Heck, what's in a year, he probably was born 1752.) I have never put the Hanau Jaeger Corps together with the Hessen-Kassel Jaeger Corps, they never served together, they never even came close to each other. And they did not serve with the Burgoyne army. They were brought over from Hanau after the Burgoyne army surrendered at Saratoga. One advance team served with St. Clair against Stanwix, New York State, But I cannot give any more details, because I quote this from memory, my material 'rests in peace' at the S.A.R. Library, and the Ameliasburgh, Ontario facility. Have a nice summer, while I am still recuperating from an exciting but strenouos trip to Germany. Cheers, John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Brooks" <rcbrooks@pivot.net> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 10:12 AM Subject: [HESSIAN] Kaspar Losing, Hessen-Kassel Jaeger Corps. > >> Losing, Kaspar, 1.Comp., Kassel Jaeger Corps, born 1751/52, > >> in Meiningen, deserted Nov. 1779, Hetrina IV, also > >> PA-Oaths 10 Nov.1782. > > HETRINA IV says born 1750/51, not born 1751/52. JAG1 was not the first > Jägerkompanie to deploy. (JAG4, Capt v. Wrede came in August 1776, JAG2 > Capt. Ewald came in Nov 1776, then JAG1, JAG3, JAG5 and JAG6 arrived in Apr > 1777). JAG1 was supposed to be mounted but rarely had horses. With the > arrival of the Jäger recruits comprising JAG1, JAG3, JAG5 and JAG6, the > Jägerkorps was established comprising six companies of Hesse-Cassel Jägers > and one company of Ansbach-Bayreuth Jägers. Later (1779) a second company > of Ansbach-Bayreuth Jägers would be added. Too often the Jäger Corps is > miscalled "The Hessian Jäger Corps." Jägers from Hesse-Hanau were part of > Burgoyne's army and the so-called "Convention Army." > > In Nov 1779, the Jäger Corps were in winter quarters guarding the Harlem > shore of the Harlem River ("Crique" [creek], as Ewald called it). > > Bob Brooks > >

John -- <<clip>> I have never put the Hanau Jaeger Corps together with the > Hessen-Kassel Jaeger Corps, they never served together, they never > even came close to each other. And they did not serve with the > Burgoyne army. They were brought over from Hanau after the > Burgoyne army surrendered at Saratoga. One advance team served > with St. Clair against Stanwix, New York State I stand corrected. It was the Hesse-Hanau Artillery not the Hesse-Hanau Jägers who surrendered with Burgoyne (as well as the Hesse-Hanau Regiment and a bunch of Brunswickers) Bob Brooks