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Queen's American rangers. 1 Captain, 1 ferjeant, 12 rank and file, killed; 4 Captains, 5 Lieutenants, I Enfign, 4 ferjeants, 43 rank and file, wounded; I rank and file, miffing.

Ferguson's corps of riflemen. 2 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 5 rank and file, wounded.

Total British. 3 Captains, 5 Lieutenants, 5 ferjeants, 68 rank and file, killed; I Lieutenant-colonel, 1 Major, 16 Captains, 22 Lieutenants, 5 Enfigns, 35 ferjeants, 4 drummers, 372 rank and file, wounded; 6 rank and file, miffing.

Heffian yagers. I ferjeant, 3 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 3 ferjeants, 12 rank and file, wounded.

Battalion Linfing. 2 Lieutenants, I ferjeant, 2 rank and file,

wounded.

Ditto Lengerke. I rank and file, killed.

Regiment du Corps. I rank and file, killed; 2 rank and file, wounded.

Ditto Mirbach.

2 rank and file, wounded.

Anfpach yagers. I ferjeant, 1 rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant, 1 ferjeant, 5 rank and file, wounded.

Total Foreign. 2 ferjeants, 6 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 3 Lieutenants, 5 ferjeants, 23 rank and file, wounded.

Total British and Foreign. 3 Captains, 5 Lieutenants, 7 serjeants, 74 rank and file, killed; Lieutenant-colonel, 1 Major, 17 Captains, 25 Lieutenants, 5 Enfigns, 40 ferjeants, 4 drummers, 395 rank and file, wounded; 6 rank and file, miffing.

Names and rank of Officers killed and wounded in the general engagement of the 11th of September, 1777.

Royal artillery. Lieutenant Shand, wounded.

Ift Battalion of light infantry. 38th company, Lieutenant Johnfton, killed; 23d Capt. Meccan, 33d Capt. Dancey, 15th Capt. Douglas, 27th Lieut. Birch, 33d Lieut. Nicholl, 15th Lieut. Leigh, wounded.

2d Battalion of light infantry, 49th company, Capt. Wade, 55th Capt. Downing, 57th Capt. Sir James Murray, 40th Capt. De Courcy, 45th Lieut. Ruxton, 49th Lieut. Armstrong, 63d Lieut. Ball, wounded.

ift Battalion of grenadiers, 15th company, Lieut. Faulkener, 27th Lieut. Minchin, 40th Lieut. Barber, killed; 55th Lieut. Col. Medowes, 15th Captain Cathcart, 40th Capt. Simcoe, 33d Lieutenants Harris and Drummond, 37th Lieutenants Chapman and Cooke, wounded.

2d Battalion of grenadiers, 63d company, Captain Drury, 52d Lieutenant D'Oyly, killed; 44th Captain Fish, 64th Lieut. Peters, wounded.

4th regiment. Capt. Rawdon, wounded. 28th reg. Lieut. Edwards, wounded.

49th regiment, Captain Stewart, wounded. 5th reg. Enfign Andrew, wounded.

46th reg. Enfign Bristow, wounded.

64th reg. Capt. Nairne, killed; Major Macleroth, Lieuts. Jacob, Toriano, and Wynyar, Enfigns Freeman and Grant, wounded.

Queen's American rangers. Capt. Murden, killed; Capt. Williams, Saunders, M'Kay, M'Crea, Lieuts. Ker, Agne, Smith, Jeel, and Clofe, Enfign M'Kay, wounded.

Ferguson's corps. Capt. Ferguson, wounded.
Heffian yagers. Capt. Trantvitter, wounded.

Battalion of Linfing. Lieuts. De Buy and De Brumbak, wounded.
Anfpach yagers. Lieut. De Forstner, wounded.
Volunteers ferving with the Queen's rangers.

wounded.

Capt. Burns,

Ditto with first battalion of light infantry, Captains Cummings, Currey, M'Intofh, and M'Kenzie, wounded.

Ditto with 2d battalion of light infantry. Capt. Moultrie, Evans, Fone, wounded.

Return of Ordnance, Ammunition, and Stores, taken from the Rebels by his Majesty's troops, in the action near Brandy-wine-creek, Sept. 11, 1777·

Ordnance mounted on travelling Carriages.

Brafs fix-pounders, 1 Rebel States, 1 Heffian, 1 English; fourpounders, 4 French; three-pounders, 1 Heffian, I French; five and half-inch howitzer, 1 Rebel States.

Iron four-pounders, 1 Rebel States. Total 11.

Shot fixed, with powder. Grape quilted, fix-pounders, 188; three-pounders, 20; ditto, round, fix-pounders, 76; three-pounders, 23; ditto cafe, fix-pounders, 130; three-pounders, 225.

Shot fixed to wood bottoms. Round, fix-pounders, 6; cafe, fixpounders, 4; eight inch howitzers, 38; five and half ditto, 39. Shot, round loofe. Twelve-pounders, 6; fix-pounders, 39; fourpounders, 12; three-pounders, 20.

Cartridges. Paper filled with powder, fix-pounders, 24; threepounders, 46; flannel ditto, for five and half inch howitzer, 28; mufquet filled with ball, 6000.

Powder. Whole barrels, 3.

Budge barrels, 4.

Waggons covered for ammunition, 9; open ditto, 1.

A quantity of damaged tubes, port fires, and intrenching tools. The two Heffian guns were taken by the rebels at Trentown, and

one of them fince bored to a fix-pounder.

The English gun was left at Prince-town, the carriage being broke.

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Note 69. Return of the killed, wounded, and miffing, of his Majefty's Forces at the battle of German-town, on the 4th of October, 1777·

Killed, Wounded, and Miffing.

Royal artillery-1 Lieutenant, I ferjeant, 13 rank and file, wounded.

Ift Battalion of light infantry-1 ferjeant, 5 rank and file, killed; 2 Lieutenants, I ferjeant, 36 rank and file, wounded; 2 rank and file, miffing.

2d Battalion of light infantry-2 ferjeants, 7 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 3 Lieutenants, 3 ferjeants, 1 drummer, 51 rank and file, wounded; 1 Captain, 4 rank and file, miffing.

Brigade of foot guards-3 rank and file, wounded.

4th regiment-1 ferjeant, 8 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 3 Lieutenants, 4 Enfigns, 2 ferjeants, 46 rank and file wounded; 3 rank and file, miffing.

5th-1 drummer, 9 rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant-colonel, I Captain, 2 Enfigns, 5 ferjeants, 37 rank and file, wounded.

15th-1 Lieutenant-colonel, 1 Enfign, 5 rank and file, killed; 2 Captains, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Enfign, 2 ferjeants, 42 rank and file, wounded.

17th-1 Enfign, I ferjeant, 4 rank and file, killed; 3 ferjeants, 21 rank and file, wounded.

33d-2 ferjeants, 2 rank and file, killed; 13 rank and file, wounded.

37th-3 rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant, 20 rank and file, wounded.

40th-4 rank and file, killed; 2 Lieutenants, I Enfign, 3 ferjeants, 23 rank and file, wounded; 3 rank and file, miffing.

44th-1 Lieutenant-colone!, 5 rank and file, killed; 1 Enfign, I ferjeant, 31 rank and file, wounded; 1 rank and file, miffing. 46th-2 rank and file, killed; 1 ferjeant, 5 rank and file, wounded. 49th-1 ferjeant, II rank and file, wounded.

55th-3 rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 1 Enfign, 13 rank and file, wounded.

64th-1 rank and file, killed; 6 rank and file, wounded. Queen's American rangers-1 rank and file, wounded. Total British-2 Lieutenant-colonels, 2 Enfigns, 7 ferjeants, I drummer, 58 rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant-colonel, 6 Captains, 13 Lieutenants, 10 Enfigns, 23 ferjeants, I drummer, 372 rank and file, wounded; 1 Captain, 13 rank and file, miffing. Heffian chaffeurs-10 rank and file, wounded.

Heffian reg. du corps-1 ferjeant, 13 rank and file, wounded.
Total Heffians-1 ferjeant, 23 rank and file, wounded.

Total British and Heffians-2 Lieutenant-colonels, 2 Enfigns, 7

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ferjeants, I drummer, 58 rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant-colonel 6 Captains, 13 Lieutenants, 10 Enfigns, 24 ferjeants, I drummer, 395 rank and file, wounded; 1 Captain, 13 rank and file, miffing. N. B. 16th light Dragoons-1 man killed; 3 horfes killed; and 4 wounded.

Names and rank of the Officers killed and wounded, of his Majefty's Forces, at the battle of German-town, on the 4th of October, 1777.

Royal artillery-Lieutenant James Froft, wounded.

Ift Light infantry-Lieutenant Morgan, 17th, dead of his wounds. Lieut. Champagne, 4th wounded.

2d Light infantry-Captain Sir James Baird, 71ft, Captain Weir, 43d, Lieut. St George, 52d, Lieut. Campbell, fen. 71ft, wounded; Capt. Speke, 37th, prisoner.

4th regiment-Capt. Thorne, Lieutenants Arbuthnot and Kemble, Enfigns Dickson, Schoen, Hadden, and Blenman, Adj. Hunt, wounded.

5th regiment-Lieutenant-colonel Walcot, Capt. Charleton, Enfigns Thomas and Stuart, wounded.

15th regiment-Lieutenant-colonel Bird, Enfign Anthony Frederick, killed; Captains T. G. Goldfrapp, Henry Ditmas, Lieut. G. Thomas, Enfign William Ball, wounded.

17th regiment Enfign Nathaniel Philips, killed.

37th regiment-Lieut. Buckeridge, wounded.

40th regiment-Lieutenants Doyle and Forbes, Enfign Campbell, wounded.

44th regiment-Lieutenant-colonel Agnew (Brigadier-general) killed; Enfign David Stack, wounded.

55th regiment-Captain Fisher, Enfign Shuldham, wounded. Volunteers ferving with 1ft light infantry-James Forrest, William M'Intosh, wounded.

Ditto ferving with the 2d light infantry-Smithf. Waller, half-pay, Enfign Gordon, wounded.

N. B. Captain Wolfe, of the 40th light infantry, killed, and Lieutenant Hunter, of the 52d ditto, wounded; one ferjeant and one rank and file killed, and eight rank and file wounded, 20th September, on a detachment under the command of Major-general Grey, in Penfylvania.

Note 70, Return of the Artillery, and Military Stores found in the Fort of Red- bank, Nov. 22, 1777.

6 eighteen-pounders, I unferviceable; 3 eighteen-pounders mounted on truck-carriages, 2 unferviceable; 2 fix-pounders mounted on ditto, fpiked and unferviceable; I four-pounder mounted on ditto, unferviceable; I four-pounder mounted on ditto, with elevating fcrew, fpiked; 3 four-pounders mounted on ditto, fpiked; I three

F 3

pounder

pounder mounted on ditto, fpiked and unferviceable; 8 owitzerfwivels; 4 howitzer ditto, carried off by a naval captain; 3 fwivels; I traveling-carriage for eighteen-pounders; 5 truck carriages for ditto; I travelling-carriage for nine-pounders; 4 ditto for fix-pounders; 3 limbers for ditto.

SHOT.

Round. 506 twenty-four-pounders; 818 eighteen-pounders; 156 twelve-pounders; 51 nine-pounders; 23 fix-pounders; 1301 four-pounders; 173 three-pounders; 20 one-pounders; 32 halfpounders.

Bar. 7 twenty-four-pounders; 25 twelve-pounders; 50 ninepounders; 65 three-pounders.

Grape quilted. 14 twelve-pouuders; 54 fix-pounders; 28 fourpounders.

Grape in bags, 24.

Box of different natures, I.

Round fhot fixed to wood bottoms. 5 twelve-pounders; 6 fixpounders; 6 four-pounders; 16 three-pounders.

Hand grenades, 18.

Wadhooks, I thirty-two-pounder; 1 fix-pounder.

Spunges, I fix-pounder; 2 four-pounders.

Aprons of lead, 4.

Drag ropes, 3..

Traverfing handfpike, 1.

Pikes, 93.

Intrenching-tools, 30.

Boxes with ball-cartridges, 9.

Cafk with mufquet-balls, 1.

JAMES PATTISON, Brigadier-Gen.

Note 71. Return of the Ordnance and Stores found in Mudisland fort, taken from the Rebels by the King's Troops, Nov. 16, 1777.

IRON ORDNANCE.

On travelling-carriages.

I thirty-two pounder; 1 twenty-fourpounder; 7 eighteen-pounders, 2 unferviceable; 1 twelve-pounder; 2 four-pounders.

On garrifon-carriages. 14 eight-pounders, I unserviceable; funk with a fcow, of forts, 10.

SHOT.

Round loofe. 1475 twenty-four-pounders; 843 eighteen-pounders; 165 twelve-pounders; 1100 eight-pounders; 16 four-poun

ders.

Bar.

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