"The World Turned Upside Down – The German Battalion" Topic
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| carojon | 17 Jan 2026 2:25 a.m. PST |
The German Battalion was initially an Additional Continental Regiment raised in 1776, from German speaking settlers in Maryland and Pennsylvania, authorised by Congress with an idea to attract British employed Hessians to desert the British and fight for the rebellion.
The regiment fought with distinction at the Battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown but was afflicted by poor leadership throughout, from senior commanders to field officers, with the regiment mutinying twice, and likely persuading Washington to disband the unit in January 1781.
If you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's. link JJ |
14Bore  | 17 Jan 2026 5:23 a.m. PST |
Great job on figures and a exceptional history of the unit |
 ColCampbell | 17 Jan 2026 1:50 p.m. PST |
Second 14Bore's comments! Jim |
| carojon | 18 Jan 2026 3:12 a.m. PST |
Hi Chaps,
Thank you, the German Battalion were a really interesting unit to research and I'm looking forward to modelling them on the table slightly differently from the rest of my Maryland Continentals, with a few rifle skirmishers and a light infantry capability, but with potential morale issues. Cheers
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 Der Alte Fritz | 04 Feb 2026 8:34 p.m. PST |
Were you able to find any uniform information on the regiment? I have not been able to unearth anything, but your rendition looks good. I might paint my unit with a mix of Blue (MD) and Brown (PA) coats with a few hunting shirts mixed in for good measure. All in all, your research and blog post are very interesting and well done. |
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