Thanks, I may well get this book. Right now, I am totally baffled about the grenadiers numbers and position in the battle.
If you have the documentary "When the Forest Ran Red", there is a clear statement that after the battle and reaching Dunbar's camp, there still were "over 100 fresh grenadiers available." But two companies of grenadiers were with Gage and the vanguard, 1 from the 44th and 1 from the 48th, so who are these "fresh grenadiers"? I thought each regiment only had 1 company of grenadiers, but think this is the days before light infantry, so more research .......
More research:
From the Seaman's journal:
http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2000:7.lincoln
Our remains retreated all night, and got to Col. Dunbar's Camp the next day, which was near 50 miles from the field of action, and then the General ordered Col. Dunbar to prepare for a retreat, in order to which they were obliged to destroy all the Ammunition and provisions they could not possibly carry, and the reason of so much was the absolute necessity there was for a number of waggons to carry the wounded officers and men: The General's pains increased in such a manner — for he was shot through the arm into the body — together with the great uneasiness he was under, that on the 12th, at 8 at night, he departed this life, much lamented by the whole Army, and was decently, though privately, buried next morning. The number killed, wounded, and left on the Field, as appeared by the returns from the different companies, was 896, besides Officers, but cannot say any particular Company suffered more than another, except the Grenadier Companies and Carpenters; for out of Colonel Dunbar's Grenadiers, who were 79 complete that day, only 9 returned untouched, and out of 70 of Halket's, only 13. Amongst the rest, I believe I may say the Seamen did their duty, for out of 33, only 15 escaped untouched: and every Grenadier Officer either killed or wounded. Our loss that day consisted of 4
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fieldpieces, 3 Howitzers, and 2 Waggons, with Cohorns, together with the 51 carriages of provisions and Ammunition, etc., and Hospital stores, and the General's private chest with £1000 in it, and about 200 horses with officers' baggage.
Col. Dunbar with the remains of the Army continued their retreat, and returned to Will's Creek, or Fort Cumberland, the 20th of July. 420
You have no idea how happy I am finding this reference!!! Annoying the hell out of me for 2 or more years now!!
