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Philippe Hinckel, Conrad Hinckel, Jacque Henckel, Jacques Henkell, Johannes Heinickel, Samuel Vaupel
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Hessian Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War
Hesse-Hanau Order Books, A Diary and Roster, Translated by Bruce E. Burgoyne, Heritage Books, 2003, 2006. This book is probably still available.
The ORDER BOOK of the Hesse-Hanau Hereditary Prince Infantry Regiment is a translation by Bruce E. Burgoyne and and he noted that there was a translation in the Lidgerwood Collection. The Order Book begins April 13, 1777 and the last date is August 31, 1777.
An Anonymous Diary is believed to be written by Paul Wilhelm Schefer, Auditor of the Hesse-Hanau Hereditary Prince Regiment begins with March 15, 1776 when the soldiers left for Canada and June 4, the King's Birthday.
Brigadier (Colonel) von Gall's Order Book (Hesse-Hanau)
Roster's of the Hesse-Hanau Hereditary Prince Infantry Regiment, , Captain Pausch's Artillery Company, Jaeger Corps and Hesse-Cassel Recruits
In the INDEX (variants of Hinckel-some French spellings were used for given names in Rainsford records: Colonel Charles Rainsford was the English Commissary Officer in Holland:
Heinickel, Johannes 273 Recruits for Hesse-Cassel, Infantry
Recruits , mustered at Nigmegen 1777
Henckel, Jacque 261 Company Captain Wigginstein mustered
at Nigmegen , 11 Apr 1777
Henkell, Jacques 263 Company Captain Wigginsteim mustered
at Quebec Aug 4, 1783 (returned to place of origin)
Hinckel, Conrad 231 Company Colonel Gall mustered Nigemen
22 March 1776, gave allegiance to America, 1783
returned to Hesse-Hanau and re-enlisted in the Army.
HINCKEL, PHILIPPE 239
Company Captain Germann, Mustered at Nijmegen, 22 March 1776
(Roster) total 113 soldiers of this company
p. 238
Captain Frederic Germann, and his batman
1st Sgt. SAMUEL VAUPEL
p. 239
PHILIPPE HINCKEL (Philipp Hinckel)
Jean Weizel (John Weizel)
Jacques Schaffer (Jacob Schaffer)
Source: The Roster of the Hesse-Hanau soldiers was prepared by Charles Rainsford, English Commissary Officer. The Rainsford Papers (Vols. 23644-23681) are in the British Museum in London, England and can be found "The New York Historical Society Collections for the Year 1879, Vol. XII
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Philippe Hinckel was the only Philipp Hinckel on any of the Hesse-Hanau Roster lists for the Hereditary Prince Infantry Regiment, Pausch Artillery Company, The Chasseur Corps and Hesse-Cassel Recruits)
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1st Sgt. SAMUEL VAUPEL was later in Reading Hessian Camp Prison (part of the Convention Troops surrendered at Saratoga by Burgoyne) from where he wrote a letter to his commanding officer. He later sold himself for an $80 indenture for three years to get out of prison.
Source: Henry J. Retzer, "The Hessian POWs in Reading Revisited, " Historical Society of Berks County, THE HISTORICAL REVIEW OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (Fall 2001); on-line at www.berkshistory.org/articles/hessian.html
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Philipp Hinckel was in the 4. Company of Germann according to John Merz, Revolutionary War Researcher and Historian of Hessian soldiers in Canada and America. According to the military Records of Germany he was age 25 making him born in 1751 or possibly 1750 in Ruedigheim, in Reading Prison. He sold himself for $80 for a three year indenture to work off the $80.
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I found another soldier who was in the 4. Company. He was not in the index of Bruce E. Burgoyne's company but the soldiers were often given assignments and moved around after they got to Quebec and before their capture. After their capture they were kept with their officers. Christian Strohl (Strole)the author believed was likely one of the Hessian prisoners held at Charlottesville, VA and, after sent to Frederick, Maryland, then to Reading, PA who took up the offer to become an indentured servant in exchange for his freedom from POW camp. He offered himself into indenture while at Reading, Berks County, Pa, on Sept. 11, 1782. Michael Kiser of Berks Co, PA purchased the indenture. Christian Strohl and Michael Kiser were natives of Rumpenheim, a boro north of Frankfurt, Hesse (now Germany), roughly midway between Massenheim (Bad Vilbel) and Ruedigheim (Neuberg). Soon after the indenture Michael moved to between the Shenandoah River and Peaked Mountain (in what was then Rockingham Co, VA), in a part of what is now Page County. After Christian worked off his indenture he married Michael's daughter Elizabeth.
Source: HESSIAN SOLDIER CHRISTIAN STROHL http://www.geocities.com/heartland/Hills/1850/HessianChristianStrohl.html?20091
Mildred Clark
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