Observation from John Merz (mind you who has not studied any battles, casulties, etc.) but who sometimes has problems with translations by experts :-) Captain Ewald's report of over 1000 dead -- According to more reliable reports as quoted by Bob Brooks, it is obvious that Captain Ewald who was a pretty keen observer of the events of the American Revolution, could not have counted oever a 1000 (thousand) dead, but I suspect that he actually wrote "over a dozen dead", and the dozen in the translation turned into 'thousand', a simple mistake, I am sure, by the translator. If there are any doubts about this quote or any other translations, Bruce Burgoyne always says, if in doubt check the original source. This is my recommendation too. Cheers, John Merz (I have two important books on eBay, last day today, nobody is bidding !!) My seller name the-hessian It seems that nobody wants to put their money where their mouth is, that's not the American Way. From: "RC Brooks" <rcbrooks@pivot.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:25 AM > Source: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [HESSIAN] Important Research Re Hessian Burials in Sand Pit (Euler, Roth, Grein, Schaef, Juppert) > > Ed Maul wrote -- > > <<clip>>My ancestor fought in Pelham. In the "Battle of White Plains" , Monday, October 28, 1776 there were over 1,000 dead as reported in the diary of Captain Johann Ewald, who counted the bodies after the battle.<clip> > > According to Robert Beatson, _Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain from 1727 to 1783_ (London, 1804), vol. 6, pp. 58-62, casuaties were reported for the period, (1) 17 Sep to 18 Oct 1776, including the action at Pelham Manor on the latter date; (2) from 19 Oct to 28 Oct 1776, including "passing the Brunks River," and (3) from 29 Oct to 16 Nov 1776 including the storming of Fort Wahington. In (1) there was no listing for casualties for the Hessians and the British casualties were quite light -- 13 killed, 46 wounded and 4 missing. In (2) [which includes "The Battle of White Plains"] The Biritsh losses were 63 kiled (+ 5 horse killed), 146 wounded (+ 4 horses), and 37 missing. The Hessian losses were 12 killed (+ 1 horse), 63 wounded, and 23 missing. * of the missing were captured on Staten Island on 15 Oct 1776. In (3) the number are sbstantial as ths incled Fort Wahington. The British had 20 killed, 102 wounded, and 6 missing. The Hessians had 58 killed and 272! > wounded of which Regt. "Wuttginaw" [i.e., Landgraf Regiment] had 16 killed and 64 wounded, Regiment v. Knyphausen had 7 killed & 66 wounded, and Genadier Battalion Köhler had 6 killed and 35 wounded. > > Bob Brooks > >