tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247010651746594799.post7113531522804428700..comments2023-10-23T13:50:16.988-07:00Comments on British Soldiers, American Revolution: Flank companies, 38th Regiment, 19 April 1775Don N. Hagisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378559838757104754noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247010651746594799.post-13021471041242841522010-11-07T15:00:20.256-08:002010-11-07T15:00:20.256-08:00If you can find your ancestor on the muster rolls,...If you can find your ancestor on the muster rolls, it is easy to determine if the company he was in was the grenadier or light infantry company. Each company had three commissioned officers; in the grenadier and light companies, this included two lieutenants, while the other companies had one lieutenant and one ensign (there is one company that was an exception, but that doesn't matter for this discussion).<br />The grenadier company was the only company with fifers on its establishment; this means that, in the section of the muster roll for drummers, there will be three or four men instead just one or two. In other words, the grenadier company is the company with 2 lieutenants and three or four drummers and fifers. The light company has two lieutenants, and only one or two drummers.Don N. Hagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378559838757104754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247010651746594799.post-44336528229492345502010-11-06T18:24:10.953-07:002010-11-06T18:24:10.953-07:00At Fort Griswold, the 40th and 54th Regiments both...At Fort Griswold, the 40th and 54th Regiments both assaulted the fort. <br /><br />The light infantry and grenadiers were detached from both regiments and formed into a "seperate battalion" led by Lt. Colonel Edmund Eyre who led the attack on the northern end of the fort.<br /><br />The battalion companies were also detached and formed into "one unit" that assaulted the southern end of the fort led by Major William Montgomery. Montgomery was killed coming over the south wall.<br /><br />It's impossible to tell where your relative was unless you have the muster rolls.Matt Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744612797051431397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247010651746594799.post-54337341291248388262010-10-09T07:50:40.921-07:002010-10-09T07:50:40.921-07:00I was wondering how one finds out if the company h...I was wondering how one finds out if the company his ancestor served in was a light or grenadier company? If he was not in sick bay that day, my ancestor Sergeant William Fleet served under Major William Montgomery, who was killed in the assault of Ft. Griswold Sept. 1781. Given that that was probably the spearhead of the assault, I assume that it was probably the light company. Descendant William Fleet 40th regimentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com