Ansbach-Bayreuth Regiment
Troops Marching out of Ansbach
In 1777, on the 10th of March, the Ansbach and Bayreuth regiments had a bit of a spat. Fueled by alcohol and anger (homesickness, did not want to be in the army, conditions), a group of Ansbach Hessians disembarked the ship and refused to leave their spot. The Jager Corps were ordered to take a post on some heights and fire shots to intimidate the rebels. Fire was returned, and some rebels were wounded in their legs. This lasted for about two hours, and in the process the city was blocked off and drawbridges were raised. In his diary, Private Dohla says that because of this incident, there was a great antipathy between them and the Jagers, which even continued until after the war.
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