Hessian Troops in America

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Place of Origin: Treysa
Land: Germany (Hessen-Kassel)

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Historical Gazetteer

Becker, Melchior (* ca. 1744)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

11.1776 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

wounded (not generally given)

Regiment:

KNY 1 (von Knyphausen Regiment, after 1784 von Donop)

Rank:

Musketeer

Signature:

HStAM 4 h Nr. 3098 [= Kriegssachen / Relationen vom nordamerikanischen Krieg unter dem Kommandeur General v. Heister, dann unter dem General v. Knyphausen und General v. Lossberg, Bd. 1, 1776-1777] (441)

born:

0/0

Reference:

HETRINA III, 762 [Page 16]

Further Evidence

Becker, Melchior (* ca. 1744):

4.1775: appointed · von Knyphausen 1 · Private
HStAM 10 c Nr. 398 → Request page

6.1778: deserted · von Knyphausen 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 120(19) → Request page

6.1778: deserted · von Knyphausen 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 120(11) → Request page

10.1778: ransomed · von Knyphausen 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 120(19) → Request page

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Citation

„Becker, Melchior (* ca. 1744)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/21885> (Stand: 20.1.2015)