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Das von Bernewitz'sche Tagebuch [textual record]. Der Amerikanische Feldzug 1776-1783 Einschliesslich by Johann Heinrich Carl von Bernewitz

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Date:

1776-1783.

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R3585-0-8-E, MG23-B44, Volume number: 1

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Item ID number:

100309

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Das von Bernewitz'sche Tagebuch
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Date(s):

1776-1783.

Place of creation:

Germany

Extent:

6 cm of textual records (26 p.).

Language of material:

English

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Item is "Das von Bernewitz'sche Tagebuch", subtitled "Der Amerikanische Feldzug 1776-1783 Einschliesslich", a journal kept by Ensign von Bernewitz from the departure of his regiment from Brunswick in February 1776 until its return and reduction in November 1783.

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Bernewitz, Johann Heinrich Karl, 1760-1821

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Bernewitz, Johann Heinrich Karl, 1760-1821 : Johann Heinrich Karl (Carl) von Bernewitz, military officer, was born and died in Brunswick, Germany. In 1776, with the rank of Ensign, he went to America with the Regiment Specht under Baron von Riedesel and served until the end of the war. At his death, he held the rank of Lieutenant-General and was Commandant of Brunswick.

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Location of originals note:

Original journal is held by the Brunswick Landesmuseum, Brunswick, Germany.

Location of duplicates note:

Photocopy made in 1964 from a typescript held by A.U. Koch of Hamburg, Germany.
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Johann Heinrich Carl von Bernewitz - Diaries, 1776-1783 "Das von Bernewitz'sche Tagebuch", 1776-1783

Germany - Armed Forces - North America, 1776-1783 "Der Amerikanische Feldzug 1776-1783 Einschliesslich", 1776-1783

Germany - Armed Forces - Officers, 1776-1783 Germany. Heer. Brunswick. Regiment Spech, 1776-1783
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MG23-B44
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Volume [MG23 B 44] 1

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