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Colonel de Creuzbourg fonds [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1777-1783.

Reference:

R9376-0-9-E, MG23-B42

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100308

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Colonel de Creuzbourg fonds
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Date(s):

1777-1783.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 microfilm reel negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a record book in journal form, kept by Colonel de Creuzbourg while in command of the Hesse-Hanau Chasseurs in America, 1777-1783, 199 folios. Included are copies of reports and correspondence concerning the corps, the engagements in which it took part, exchanges with his superiors; a few letters from Lord George Germain, Malcolm Fraser and Frederick Haldimand; and a few nominal rolls, several of which include a statement on each officer's character, origin, and service record. This material is located on microfilm reel A-619.

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Creuzbourg, colonel de, fl. 1770-1785

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Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791

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Creuzbourg, colonel de, fl. 1770-1785 : Colonel de Creuzbourg (fl. 1770-1785), military officer, commanded the Hesse- Hanau Chasseurs during their employment in British North America, 1777-1783. It appears that he returned to Hesse-Hanau and finished his career in that state.

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Location of originals note:

Microfilmed in 1963 from originals held by the Staatsarchiv Margurg, Margurg (Lahn), Germany.
Subject heading:

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Colonel de Creuzbourg - Correspondence, 1777-1783

Germany - Armed Forces - North America, 1777-1783

Germany. Heer. Hesse-Hanau Chasseurs - Records and correspondence, 1777-1783

George Germain Sackville, Viscount Sackville - Correspondence, 1777-1783

Malcolm Fraser - Correspondence, 1777-1783

Germany - Armed Forces - Officers, 1777-1783
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MG23-B42
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Microfilm reel A-619

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