Note.—Stedman has the following estimate:
| British and Rebel Force in 1776. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates. | British. | Rebel. |
| August | 24,000 | 16,000 |
| November | 26,600 | 4,500 |
| December | 27,700 | 3,300 |
| In 1777. | ||
| March | 27,000 | 4,500 |
| June | 30,000 | 8,000 |
APPENDIX E.
ORGANIZATION OF BURGOYNE’S ARMY.
To remain in Canada, part of 8th regiment, 460 men; part of 34th, 348 men; parts of 29th and 31st regiments, 896 men; eleven additional companies expected from Great Britain, 616 men; brigade detachments, 300 men; detachments from German troops, 650 men, and Royal Highland emigrants, 500 men; making a total of 3,770 men.
The army of invasion (see page [171]) numbered as follows:
| Men. | |
|---|---|
| The grenadiers and light infantry (except of the 8th and 24th regiments), as the advance corps under General Fraser | 1,568 |
| First brigade; battalion companies of the 9th, 21st, and 47th regiments | 1,194 |
| Second brigade; battalion companies of the 20th, 53d, and 62d regiments, leaving 50 of each in Canada | 1,194 |
| German troops, except the Hanau Chasseurs, and 650 left in Canada | 3,217 |
| Total, with artillery | 7,173 |
To this force were to be associated “as many Canadians and Indians as might be thought necessary for the service.”
APPENDIX F.
ORGANIZATION OF CORNWALLIS’S ARMY.
This force, when fully concentrated on Virginia, Aug. 1, 1781, consisted of the following troops: British, 5,541; German, 2,148; Provincials, 1,137; on detachments, 607; making a total of 9,433 men.
The general Return of officers and privates surrendered at Yorktown, as taken from the original Muster Rolls, is stated by the Commissary of prisoners to have been as follows—General and staff, 79; Artillery, 23; Guards, 527; Light Infantry, 671; 17th Reg’t, 245; 23d Reg’t, 233; 33d Reg’t, 260; 43d Reg’t, 359; 71st Reg’t, 300; 76th Reg’t, 715; 80th Reg’t, 689; two battalions of Anspach, 1,077 (these two battalions alone had Colonels present), Prince Hereditary, 484; Regiment of De Bose, 349; Yagers, 74; British Legion, 241; Queen’s Rangers, 320; North Carolina Vols., 142; Pioneers, 44; Engineers, 23. Total, including commissary department, and 80 followers of the army, 7,247 men. Total of officers and men, 7,073. Seamen and from shipping, about 900 officers and men. Other authorities increase this number to over 8,000. It is evident that the Return of August 15, cited on page [385], overestimates the really effective force.