Citation - Independent Ledger: 1781.11.26

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Index Entry Bugle horns, in Yorktown, spoils of war, taken from British 
Location Yorktown 
Citation
IL.781.074
26 Nov 1781:11,12,13,41,42 (4/183)
General Return of officers and privates surrendered
prisoners of war, the 19th of October, 1781, to the allied
army under the command of his excellency General Washington,
taken from the original muster rolls.
General and Staff . . . [10 lines]
Artillery. . . 4 drums, 193  rank and file, . . .
Guards . . . 12 drums, 467  rank  and  file. . . 
Light-Infantry. . . 13 drums, 594 rank and file. . .
17th Regiment. . . 13 drums, 205 rank and file. . .
33d Regiment. . . 9 drums, 225 rank and file. . .
43d Regiment. . . 16 drums, 307 rank and file. . . 
71st Regiment. . . 9 drums, 242 rank and file. . .
76th Regiment. . . 12 drums, 628 rank and file. . .
80th Regiment. . . 20 drums, 588 rank and file. . . 
Two Battalions Anspach. . . 25 drums, 948 rank and file . .
.
Prince Hereditary. . . 1 drums, 425 rank and file . . .
Regiment de Bose. . . 16 drums, 271 rank and file . . .
Yagers. . . 1 trumpet, 68 rank and file . . . 
British Legion. . .  7 trumpeters, 192 rank and file . . .
Queen's Rangers . . . 5 trumpeters, 248 rank and file . . .
Total, 179 drums and trumpeters, 6039 rank and file. . .
[Under "Camp  Colours"]
German 32, British  41. - total  73
Drums good 62, damaged 19. - total 81
Drum slings 18, fife cases 10,  fife slings 7, trumpet 1
Bugle horns 18, French horns 5, - total 23 . . .
[signed] K. Knox, commanding the artillery of the United
States.
[Under "cloathing"]
. . . received from Capt. Girlock, October 26, 1781, and
acknowledged to be British cloathing, subject to the 
Articles of Capitulation, . . . 77 uniforms for non-
commissioned officers, 17 ditto drummers, . . . [signed] D.
Amerman, Assist. to C.G.


Generic Title Independent Ledger 
Date 1781.11.26 
Publisher Draper and Folsom 
City, State Boston, MA 
Year 1781 
Bibliography B0018285
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