STATISTICAL/DEMOGRAPHICS TABLES

BIRTHPLACE TABLE
Province
or
Country
Officers Enlisted Personnel Combined 
Officers & 
Enlisted 
Chasseurs Grenadiers  Hussars Regimental 
Artillery 
Enlisted
Totals
America             1 0.22%     1 0.10% 1 0.09%
Austria     1 0.63% 2 1.06% 10 2.16% 2 0.86% 15 1.44% 15 1.36%
Belgium         1.59%  0.43%  0.86%  0.67%  7 0.64% 
Bohemia                 1 0.43% 1 0.10% 1 0.09%
Denmark     1 0.63%              1 0.10% 1 0.09%
England 2 3.57%                     2 0.18%
France 36 64.29% 84 52.83% 91 48.15% 59 12.77% 132 56.65% 366 35.09% 402 36.58%
Alsace/Lorraine 3 5.36% 38 23.90% 55 29.10% 303 65.58% 78 33.48% 474 45.45% 477 43.40%
German States 3 5.36% 9 5.66% 17 8.99% 57 12.34% 12 5.15% 95 9.11% 98 8.92%
Holland     2 1.26%     5 1.08% 1 0.43% 8 0.77% 8 0.73%
Hungary             7 1.52%     7 0.67% 7 0.64%
Ireland 1 1.79%         2 0.43%     2 0.19% 3 0.27%
Italy             1 0.22%     1 0.10% 1 0.09%
Luxembourg 1 1.79% 1 0.63% 2 1.06% 3 0.65% 1 0.43% 7 0.67% 8 0.73%
Martinique         1 0.53%         1 0.10% 1 0.09%
Poland 3 5.36%         1 0.22&     1 0.10 4 0.36%
Prussia         1 0.53% 3 0.65% 1 0.43% 5 0.48% 5 0.45%
Russia     1 0.63%             1 0.10% 1 0.09%
Sweden 1 1.79%                     1 0.09%
Switzerland     1 0.63% 5 2.65% 6 1.30% 1 0.43% 13 1.25% 13 1.18%
Blank/NotListed 6 10.71% 21 13.21% 12 6.35% 2 0.43% 2 0.86% 37 3.55% 43 3.91%
Totals 56 100% 159 100% 189 100% 462 100% 233 100% 1043 100% 1099 100%

 
STATUS TABLE
ITEM Officers Enlisted Personnel Combined 
Officers & 
Enlisted 
Chasseurs Grenadiers  Hussars Regimental 
Artillery 
Enlisted
Totals
Discharged in America     2.52%  12  6.35%  22 4.76% 11  4.72%  49 4.70% 49 4.46%
Killed in Action in America  3 5.36%  0.63%  1.59%  4 0.87% 0.43%  9 0.86% 12 1.09%
Died of Other Causes1 3.57%  7 4.40% 10 5.29% 35 7.58% 8 3.43% 60 5.75% 62 5.64%
Deserted in America     14  8.81%  18  9.52%  87  18.83%  13  5.58%  132  12.66%  132 12.01% 
Deserted & Captured2         1.06%      0.43%  0.29%  3 0.27% 
Hard Punishment3         3 1.59%     1 0.43% 4 0.38% 4 0.36%
Wounded in Action 3 5.36%                     3 0.27%
Totals 8 14.29% 26 16.35% 48 25.40% 148 32.03% 35 15.02% 257 24.64% 265 24.11%
Note 1:  Sickness was the main cause of death; there was 1 drowning.
Note 2: Two were executed, one sent to the galleys for 16 years.
Note 3:  Punishments ranged from hard drill to running the gauntlet and rods; infractions ranged from cheating to insubordination

 
AVERAGE AGE & HEIGHT TABLE
ITEM Officers Enlisted Personnel Combined 
Officers & 
Enlisted 
Chasseurs Grenadiers  Hussars Regimental 
Artillery 
Enlisted
Average
Average Age NA   23 25  22 23  23 NA
Average Height1 NA  64.38 66.37 64.36 63.88 64.75 NA
Note 1:  Height has been converted from French pied, pouce and lignes to modern inches.  A French pouce equals 1.0384 inches.

 
 
Compiled by Leslie Andrich from original regimental controles for the Enlisted Men and Dictionnaire des Officiers de l'armee royale.....by Bodinier for the Officers.

Copyrighted 1999 Leslie Andrich