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Andrew Miller and the 7th Light Dragoons

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The entry in the parish registers for Andrew Miller’s marriage to Damaris Denyer at Holy Trinity, Guildford on 26th May 1799 reveals that Andrew was a soldier in the 7th Light Dragoons. Andrew was also listed as a soldier just over a year later, in July 1800, according to the record for the baptism of his son Andrew (although this does not state which regiment he was serving with).

 

The Monthly Pay List & Muster Roll of the Seventh Regiment Light Dragoons shows only one Miller in the regiment at the time of Andrew’s marriage in Guildford – Benjamin Miller[1]. However, there is an Andrew Muller[2] in the regiment (serving in the Commandant’s Troop[3]). The regiment was stationed at Guildford Barracks during the first half of 1799 and remained there until 24th June 1799. 

 

It is possible that the soldier in the regimental musters, Andrew Muller, anglicised his name and is the Andrew Miller who married Damaris Denyer in 1799 (the Germanic surname Müller translates as Miller). On the assumption that this is the case, the following pages record the career of Andrew Muller in the 7th Light Dragoons.

 

Andrew Muller and The Commandant’s Troop

 

1797

The muster for the whole regiment covering the 183 days from 25th June 1797 to 24th December 1797 shows that Andrew Muller enlisted on 20th November 1797 and was attested on 21st November 1797. On the same day two more soldiers with the same surname enlisted, Henry Muller[4] and John Muller[5].

 

Monthly musters have been preserved in the National Archives from 25th December 1797. Andrew Muller appears in the first monthly muster of the year, covering 25th December 1797 to 24th January 1798, listed in the Colonel’s Troop whilst Henry and John Muller appear in the list for the Lieutenant-Colonel’s Troop.

 

1798

The musters provide limited information about the regiment’s movements until the muster for 25th August-24th September 1798 which records that Andrew Muller (and the troop) marched from the area of Egham and Staines to Guildford & Godalming[6].

 

1799

At the start of 1799 the Commandant’s Troop was comprised of 95 men. There were 15 officers[7] and 80 regulars (comprised of 1 Paymaster Serjeant, 4 Serjeants, 4 Corporals, 1 Trumpeter and 70 Private men).

 

Although the Commandant’s Troop were based at Guildford Barracks throughout the first half of the year[8] Andrew Muller appears to have spent the period from 13th April to 10th May billeted in stationary quarters at Godalming[9].

 

The troop left Guildford Barracks and moved to Swinley Camp[10] on 24th June 1799 where they stayed until 5th August 1799[11], before marching[12] on to Romford Barracks where they stayed from 7th August 1799 until 30th August 1799[13].

 

A further move south[14], to Canterbury Barracks, took place at the start of September and was quickly followed by embarkation for Holland[15] where the troop was part of the Helder campaign (An explanation of the events surrounding this campaign can be found in the article ‘Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland’ on another website).

 

Although very little detail of the Helder campaign is recorded in the monthly musters[16] there are references to horses ‘killed in action’ on the 2nd, 6th and 7th October 1799. The first two dates correspond with the battles of Egmont op Zee (2nd October 1799) and Kastrikum (6th October 1799).

 

The monthly muster for 25th October-24th November 1799 shows the troop’s return to England[17] following a number of routes. Andrew joined 367 non-commissioned officers, drummers and privates and 206 horses on the march from Ramsgate & Margate back to Canterbury[18]. Other soldiers and horses returned via Yarmouth[19]. The troop re-assembled at Canterbury Barracks and remained there until 21st February 1800.

 

1800

Andrew and the Commandant’s Troop remained at Canterbury Barracks until 21st February 1800. On the 22nd February 1800 the troop followed orders to march to Rochester[20] and then on to Hounslow Barracks, where they were based from 3rd March 1800[21]. 

 

The troop remained at Hounslow Barracks until the end of June 1800, although not everyone remained at the barracks throughout this period – many men were placed on detachment or fulfilled a variety of orders[22]. Andrew is a good example of this - in April 1800 Andrew Muller was one of three men who spent 7 days ‘on march’ taking deserters from Hounslow Barracks to Buckingham[23] and in May 1800 he was sent on detachment to Kensington Barracks[24].

 

The troop appears to have been based at Hampton Court Barracks from 21st June 1800 although it is unclear where Andrew was during the earlier part of the month[25].

 

The troop left Hampton Court Barracks on 15th July[26] and seems to spend time in quarters at Egham before returning to Hampton Court Barracks, where they remained throughout 18th-24th July 1800.

 

The Commandant’s Troop were again based at Hounslow Barracks from 25th July until 22nd September 1800[27], before moving to Windsor Barracks from 23rd September to 24th September 1800[28]. At this point Andrew appears to have been transferred to Captain Lord Blantyre’s Troop[29].

 

Andrew Muller and Captain Lord Blantyre’s Troop

 

Captain Lord Blantyre’s Troop were based at Windsor Barracks at the time that Andrew joined the troop but had moved to Hounslow Barracks by the start of the next muster[30] on 25th October 1800. The troop remained at Hounslow for the rest of the year. The only point of note in the final muster of the year is that Andrew Muller is shown as being ‘On Furlough’ on the 23rd December 1800, which means that he was granted leave of absence[31].

 

1801

Captain Lord Blantyre’s Troop remained at Hounslow Barracks for the first three musters of the year, covering the period up to 24th March 1801[32]. After this time, the troop is shown as stationed first at Hampton Court Barracks in the musters covering 25th March-24th May and then at Guildford Barracks in the muster covering 25th May-24th June 1801[33].

 

At the end of June 1801 the troop marched for 8 days to Banbury[34]. The troop remained at Banbury[35] until September 1801, when they received orders to march south to Croydon Barracks[36].

 

The troop remained in Croydon Barracks from September 1801 until the end of the year, when the troop moved to Carshalton[37].

 

1802

The year began with a 4 day march ordered by the Deputy Secretary of War on 1st January 1802 and recorded as an ‘Exchange of troops from Newbury & Reading to Croydon Barracks & back’[38]. The muster records that Andrew Muller and Captain Lord Blantyre’s troop were stationed at Newbury after this move and remained there until May 1802[39].

 

On the whole the troop remained in Newbury throughout this period, with the occasional use of small numbers of soldiers to fulfil orders. Andrew Muller was involved on one occasion, as one of three soldiers on a three day march to Winchester[40].

 

The troop marched south to Richmond in May 1802, following an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 29th April 1802[41].

 

Andrew Muller’s final appearance as a soldier in the 7th Light Dragoons comes in the muster for 25th April-24th May 1802. The entry in the remarks column shows that he was discharged with 20 days pay. Andrew was not alone - 25 of the 80 private soldiers in the troop were discharged at this point (in contrast to Andrew, most of the other men discharged were given 14 days pay). Many soldiers were discharged from the other troops in the regiment.

 

Another volume[42] recording casualties, discharges and promotions in the regiment also lists Andrew Muller as one of many men discharged on 24th May 1802. 16 men with surnames beginning with M were discharged on the same day. A John Muller was also discharged on 24th May 1802.

 

The peace that led to the discharge of many men in 1802 did not last. In 1803 Napoleon declared war on England and a new recruiting campaign saw many men enlist or find themselves called up again. Often, these men joined a different regiment to the one they originally served with[43]. As yet, we do not know if Andrew Muller returned to the army in 1803. 

 

Where did Andrew Muller come from?

 

Three soldiers with the surname Muller enlisted with the 7th Light Dragoons on 20th November 1797. There are two possibilities to explain this. Either they are brothers or related in some other way, or they are joining en masse following the disbandment of their previous regiment. There is some circumstantial evidence which would seem to support the latter.

 

Andrew Muller

Andrew enlists on 20th November 1797 and is discharged on 24th May 1802.

 

John Muller

John enlists on 20th November 1797 and is discharged on 24th May 1802.

 

Henry Muller

Henry enlists on 20th November 1797 and there are a number of references in the records for ‘Henry Muller’ which all appear to relate to the same individual, despite some discrepancies in the dates. These are outlined below. 

 

The service returns for the regiment in 1806[44] list a Henry Muller with an enlistment date of 10th October 1798, rather than 20th November 1797. We can only assume that this is a mistake as the musters clearly show Henry Muller serving with the regiment throughout the entirety of 1798 and there is no sign of a second soldier named Henry Muller appearing in October 1798.

 

The record in the service returns states that Henry enlisted with the regiment on 10th October 1798, having formerly served with the Hompesch’s Hussars from 7th May 1793 to 9th October 1798 (5 years 156 days). Henry spent the period from 24 [de?] 1795 to 9th October 1798 in the West Indies.

 

Henry enlisted with the 7th Light Dragoons on 10th October 1798 and at the time of the service returns had served for 7 years and 258 days (giving a total service of 13 years and 49 days). An additional figure in the service returns labelled ‘Extra period (being one half of the period of service in the East or West Indies)’ was recorded as 1 year and 145 days, followed by a revised total of 14 years and 194 days service.

 

According to the service returns Henry became a Sergeant on 25th June 1804. However, a separate volume[45] recording casualties, discharges and promotions for the regiment shows that Henry Muller was promoted from private on 27th December [1801], from corporal on 25th July [1804] and to Troop Serjeant-Major on 19th May [1813][46].

 

Hompesch's Hussars were a regiment raised in Hanover which served in the West Indies as a European unit under British pay. The regiment suffered high losses due to sickness in Haiti with numbers cut down from 1000 to 300 men in about two months, whilst every man of the 96th regiment died![47] The regiment ceased to exist in October 1797[48] and the remnants were sent to England.

 

As Henry enlisted on the same day with Andrew and John, could they all have been in Hompesch’s Hussars and enlisted on return from the West Indies? Indeed, it is possible that all the soldiers who enlisted on November 20th 1797  are men from Hompesch’s Hussars who have returned from the West Indies. The service record of another soldier suggests that Henry Muller was not the only soldier joining the 7th Light Dragoons from Hompesch’s Hussars at this time[49].

 

Sources of Further Information

 

Military History (Guildford)

Article on the military history of Guildford, including a description of conditions in Guildford Barracks at the time that Andrew Muller would have been there.

 

Anglo-Russian invasion of North Holland (1799)

An article on the Helder Campaignthat Andrew was involved in.

 

Battles & Battle Honours: The Helder Campaign

A chronology of the Helder Campaign.

 

Regiments of the British West Indies and Bermuda

Article on conditions in the British West indies in the 18th and 19th centuries, including a table of European units in British pay.

 

Hompesch's Hussars

A timeline for the regiment including a list of deployments.

 

Footnotes

  1. Benjamin's service record is held at The National Archives (TNA) and this tells us that he was born at St Lawrence, Thanet, Kent and that he was discharged aged 35. Benjamin enlisted on 10th May 1798 and initially appeared in the list of the Lieutenant Colonel’s troop, 7th Light Dragoons, as a private soldier (WO 12/758). Benjamin is listed as discharged on 19th August 1814 in the volume at WO 25/1203. We have not looked at the detail contained in the service record. ▲
  2. Initially I thought this was Miller, but later realised it must be Muller from the alphabetic sequencing of the names. Andrew Muller does not appear in the service returns for the regiment in 1806 (WO 25/889) though there are 4 Millers by this point (Benjamin, Cuthbert, Robert and Thomas). ▲
  3. The musters for 1799 at WO12/759 show that the regiment was comprised of 8 troops: The Commandant's Troop, The Lieutenant Colonel's Troop, The Major's Troop, Captain Sidney's Troop, Captain [Paget's?] Troop, Captain [Colerafts?] Troop, Captain Charles Taylor's Troop and Captain Vivian's Troop. ▲
  4. There are entries for a Henry Muller in the service returns for the regiment in 1806 (WO 25/889) and in a volume showing casualties, discharges and promotions in the regiment at WO 25/1203. The material in these entries is considered at the end of this article as it may help establish the origins of Andrew Muller. ▲
  5. The muster for this period is held at the National Archives in WO 12/757 and the three Muller entries appear in a list headed 'Broken Periods of Private Men' (i.e. they were not effective soldiers for the whole of the muster period). The list records the names of those enlisting and records them in numerical order of entry. Henry Muller appears as number 26, Andw [Andrew] Muller as number 27 and Jno [John] Muller as number 28. All three are shown as enlisting on 20th November 1797 and attesting on 21st November 1797. ▲
  6. WO 12/758 shows Andrew (and the rest of the men in the troop) 'in stationary quarters' for 20 days and 'on march' for 3 days in the muster for 25th August-24th September 1798 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 2). The muster records this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 29th August 1798 to march from Egham, Staines &c. to Guildford & Godalming. There were 154 non-commissioned officers, drummers and privates on this march. The number of horses involved was not given. In subsequent musters, Andrew is shown in stationary quarters for 30 days in the period 25th September-24th October 1798 and for 2 days in the period 25th October-24th November 1798. The final muster of the year, covering 25th November-24th December 1798, does not show any days in stationary quarters for Andrew. ▲
  7. Listed as Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel without a troop, Major without a troop, Captain Lieutenant, Cornet, Adjutant, Quarter-Master, Surgeon, Assistant Surgeon, Veterinary Surgeon, Paymaster plus 4 officers-en-second: Captain, Lieutenant, Cornet, Quarter-Master. ▲
  8. The monthly musters from 25th December 1798 to 24th June 1799 in WO 12/759 show that the troop were based at Guildford Barracks during this period, although small numbers were employed in other locations at times (such as Andrew's time in Godalming). It is only on the last day of this period that the entire troop moves - heading to Swinley Camp. ▲
  9. WO 12/759 shows that Andrew was billeted for 12 days in stationary quarters in the month 25 March-24th April 1799 and 16 days in stationary quarters in the month 25th April-24th May. Although the record does not specifically state Andrew's location this corresponds to the exact number of days that many of the horses were billeted at Godalming (as recorded at the end of the monthly musters). ▲
  10. Swinley Camp was located within Swinley Walke, one of the sub-divisions of Windsor Forest. ▲
  11. WO 12/759 records Andrew 'while in camp' for 1 day in the muster for 25th May-24th June, 30 days in the muster for 25th June-24th July 1799 and 12 days in the muster for 25th July-24th August 1799. ▲
  12. WO 12/759 shows that Andrew was 'on march' for 1 day in the monthly muster for 25th July-24th August 1799 and the 'Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 1. Another page in the muster states that route 1 was an order for movement from Swinley camp to Romford Barracks issued on 1st August 1799 by the Deputy Secretary at War. The note gives the number of soldiers on each march, in this case 659 non-commissioned officers, drummers and privates. The number of horses of subalterns and troop horses on the march was given as 616. ▲
  13. WO 12/759 records Romford Barracks as the location that the troops horses were stabled. ▲
  14. WO 12/759 states that Andrew was 'on march' for 4 days and the 'Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 2. This route was given as Romford to Canterbury later in the muster and involved 628 non-commissioned officers, drummers and privates and 672 horses (the increase in numbers was partly due to horses that arrived in Canterbury later and the purchase of 20 horses from the Surrey Fencibles on 2nd September 1799). The movement order was issued by the Deputy Secretary at War on 30th August 1799. ▲
  15. The records show the transportation of the troop's horses taking place on 5th and 10th September 1799. ▲
  16. The monthly muster for 25th September-24th October 1799 in WO 12/759 does not record the number of days in each location. The troop's name is shown in the musters for this month only as The Colonel's Troop. ▲
  17. The monthly muster for 25th December 1799-24th January 1800 in WO 12/760 records a list of women left behind in England when the regiment embarked for Holland and who received an allowance. Damaris is not listed here, nor are any other Miller women. ▲
  18. WO 12/759 shows that Andrew was 'on march' for 2 days and the 'Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 4. This is given later in the muster as Ramsgate & Margate to Canterbury with the number of non-commissioned officers, drummers and privates as 367 with the number of horses shown as 206. This order was issued on 8th November 1799 by General Lawrie. ▲
  19. The troop's horses were shown variously as [cast?] & left in Holland, In Holland & on board transport, From Ramsgate to Canterbury Barracks, and From Yarmouth to Canterbury Barracks. ▲
  20. WO 12/760 shows Andrew (and the rest of the men in the troop) 'on march' for 2 days in the muster for 25th January-23rd February 1800 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 2). The muster records this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 19th February 1800 to march from Canterbury to Rochester. The number of non-commissioned officers, drummers and privates on this march was 511 with the number of horses shown as 552. ▲
  21. WO 12/760 shows Andrew (and the rest of the men in the troop) 'on march' for 7 days in the muster for 24th February-24th March 1800 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 1). The muster records this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 23rd February 1800 to march from Rochester to Hounslow Barracks and Windsor Barracks. The number of non-commissioned officers, drummers and privates on this march was 616 with the number of horses shown as 565. The troop's horses are shown as stabled at Hounslow Barracks from 3rd March to the end of the muster period on 24th March. ▲
  22. In the muster for 25th March 1800-24th April 1800 it appears that only 30 horses were based at Hounslow for the duration of the muster period (roughly half the usual number for the troop), giving an indication of the numbers engaged in other activities. ▲
  23. WO 12/760 shows Andrew 'on march' for 7 days in the muster for 25th March-24th April 1800 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 5). The muster records this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 29th March 1800 to march with deserters from Hounslow Barracks to Buckingham. The number of non-commissioned officers, drummers and privates on this march was given as 3. A look at the other soldiers listed in the muster shows a corporal with the same number of days 'on march' and the same route no. as Andrew. ▲
  24. WO 12/760 shows Andrew as one of 9 men in the troop who spent 15 days in stationary quarters s in the muster for 25th April-24th May 1800, with 'Kensington Barracks' written in the remarks column. There were soldiers at Kensington Barracks in most monthly musters whilst the troop was based at Hounslow and in earlier months this is referred to more fully as 'On detachment at Kensington Barracks'. A further column headed 'in lieu of beer' gives a figure of 30 for Andrew. ▲
  25. WO 12/760 shows that Andrew is not in stationary quarters during the muster for 25th May to 24th June 1800 whereas most soldiers in the troop are in stationary quarters for between 24-27 days. No one in the troop is shown on detachment at Kensington but the horses seem to remain there until 21st June 1800 when they make the move to Hampton Court Barracks. ▲
  26. WO 12/760 shows Andrew 'on march' for two days in the muster for 25th June-24th July 1800 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 2). An explanation of the route gives this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary at War on 14th July 1800 for a move from Hounslow to Windsor Bagshot Staines. There were 457 non commissioned officers, drummers and privates on this march and 472 horses. Most of the troop horses appear to be at Hampton Court Barracks from 25th June to 15th July 1800 (49 horses), then in quarters at Egham, before returning to Hampton Court Barracks from 18th to 24th July 1800 (56 horses). ▲
  27. 48 horses are shown based at Hounslow Barracks in the muster for 25th July-24th August 1800 (WO 12/760). ▲
  28. 58 horses are shown based at Hounslow Barracks (25th August-22nd September) and Windsor Barracks (23rd-24th September 1800) with a further 8 horses at Kensington Barracks in the muster for 25th August-24th September 1800 (WO 12/760). ▲
  29. Andrew made his last appearance in the monthly musters with the Commandant's Troop for 25th August to 24th September 1800, re-appearing in Captain Lord Blantyre’s troop in the muster for 25th September-24th October 1800 (WO 12/760). The records show that Andrew was paid the full number of days in each troop, perhaps reflecting a move at the end of the muster period (unless it was simply easier to record it in the musters in this way) however most of the men have a figure of 30 in the column marked 'In lieu of beer' whereas Andrew only has 1. There are no explanations for this transfer in the muster book. ▲
  30. WO 12/760 shows Andrew 'on march' for 1 day in the muster for 25th September-24th October 1800 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 6). The muster records this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 23rd September 1800 to march from Reading to Hounslow Barracks. In this muster Andrew was one of 11 private men listed as 'Permitted to find their own lodgings, having orders to be quartered' (in Andrew's case, for 29 days). In the following muster, for 25th October-24th November 1800 Andrew is still listed as 'Permitted to find their own lodgings, having orders to be quartered' (for 14 days). The figure for 'In lieu of beer' is given as 17 for Andrew, compared to 31 for most men. In the muster for 25th November-24th December 1800 Andrew is no longer shown as permitted to find his own lodgings and the column for 'In lieu of beer' is recorded as 28. ▲
  31. WO 12/760 records this in the remarks column as 'On Furlough 23rd'. Four other soldiers in the troop are shown as being 'On Furlough' on different dates. The term is used to indicate a leave of absence. It is not stated what this leave of absence was granted for. This may help indicate if Andrew Miller is Andrew Muller, if it can be established that Andrew's period on furlough was tied to a particular event – e.g. the death of a family member – in the life of Andrew Miller outside the army. ▲
  32. The musters for 25th December 1800-24th January 1801, 25th January-24th February 1801 and 25th February-24th March 1801 are contained in WO 12/761. Andrew Muller was permitted to find his own lodgings for 23 days (one of only 7 private soldiers permitted out of the 70 soldiers in the troop) in the period covered by the muster for 25th December 1800-24th January 1801. ▲
  33. Andrew Muller is recorded as being 'on duty' when the muster was taken for 25th May-24th June 1801 (WO 12/761). ▲
  34. WO 12/761 shows Andrew in stationary quarters for 21 days and 'on march' for 8 days in the muster for 25th June-24th July 1801 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 1). The muster records this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 19th June 1801 to march from Guildford, Brighton & Arundel to Reading, Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Witney and Chipping Norton. The number of non-commissioned officers, trumpeters and privates on this march was given as 677. The number of horses involved in the march was not recorded. ▲
  35. In the musters for Captain Lord Blantyre's Troop the remark column is used to record the location of individuals in addition to the overall location of the troop which is shown at the top of the column. In the musters for 25th June-24th July and 25th July-24th August 1801 this is shown for both Andrew and the troop as Banbury. ▲
  36. WO 12/761 shows Andrew in stationary quarters for 17 days and 'on march' for 7 days in the muster for 25th August-24th September 1801 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 1). The muster records this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 4th September 1801 to march from Reading, Newbury, Oxford, Abingdon, , Marlbro, Witney, Banbury and Chipping Norton to Croydon Barracks, Croydon, Epsom, Carshalton, Mitcham and Richmond. The number of non-commissioned officers, trumpeters and privates on this march was given as 890. The number of horses involved in the march was 878. ▲
  37. WO 12/761 shows Andrew and all the other soldiers in the troop in stationary quarters for 27 days in the muster for 25th November-24th December 1801 (in comparison, there was no entry in this column for the previous two musters). ▲
  38. WO 12/762 shows Andrew in stationary quarters for 27 days and 'on march' for 4 days in the muster for 25th December 1801-24th January 1802 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 1). The movement involved 587 non-commissioned officers, trumpeters and privates with 620 horses. ▲
  39. WO 12/762 shows Andrew in stationary quarters for 28 days in the muster for 25th January-24th February 1802, 20 days in the muster for 25th February-24th March 1802 and 31 days in the muster for 25th March-24th April 1802. Most soldiers in the troop have the same number of days in this period. ▲
  40. WO 12/762 shows Andrew in stationary quarters for 28 days and 'on march' for 3 days in the muster for 25th January-24th February 1802 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 7). The muster records this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 19th January 1802 to march from Newbury to Winchester. The number of non-commissioned officers, trumpeters and privates on this march was given as 3. The number of horses involved in the march was not recorded. One other soldier in the troop, a serjeant, has the same route number in the muster. ▲
  41. WO 12/762 shows Andrew in stationary quarters for 27 days and 'on march' for 3 days in the muster for 25th April-24th May 1802 ('Station where quartered or encamped & No of the Route by which this march was made' is given as 2). The muster records this as an order given by the Deputy Secretary of War on 29th April 1802 to march from Newbury, Wallingf & Henley to Kingston, Richmond, Putney, Feltham. The number of non-commissioned officers, trumpeters and privates on this march was given as 339, with 340 horses. ▲
  42. WO 25/1203. This also records a number of Millers in the regiment: John Miller discharged 8th May 1801, John Millor discharged 24th May 1802, James Miller died 22 March 1806 at Ipswich Barracks, Cuthbert Miller died 10th December 1808 at Villa Franca, Thomas Miller taken prisoner at Benavents 29th December 1808, Joseph Miller discharged 21st February 1811 and Benjamin Miller discharged 19th August 1814. ▲
  43. Army research during the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 by Barbara Chambers at http://members.aol.com/BJCham2909 ▲
  44. WO 25/889 ▲
  45. WO 25/1203 ▲
  46. These appear as separate entries in the volume but must relate to the same individual. ▲
  47. Source: http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/history/earlyhaiti/recognition.htm ▲
  48. It seems that some of the other names on the list of men who signed up on this day are Germanic in origin (it looks like one surname is Bachman/Borchman). The Mullers might just be three men with the same surname from the Hompesch's Hussars. A fuller study of the careers of all the men who enlisted on the 20th November 1797 may help to establish whether these were all men from Hompesch's Hussars. ▲
  49. The discharge papers for Philip Leonhard from Hanau still exist in the National Archives (WO 97/1180/33) who served in Hompesch’s Hussars (4 years 92 days); the 7th Dragoons (4 years 182 days); 95th Foot Regiment (1 year 176 days); King's German Legion (10 years 315 days) and was discharged on 5th September 1814 aged 42. Philip served in the King's German Legion from October 24th 1803-4th September 1814. Working the periods of service back gives us an approximate enlistment date at the end of October 1797/start of November 1797. ▲

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