I represent Johann Heinrich Berhnard Hunecke. I was a private in the 4th Company, 3rd Waldeck Regiment. I was born in 1730 in Hagen, Pyrmont Province. I was married with two children and I stood 5’5″ tall – about average for the men in my regiment. I was Evangelical (which means “Protestant” in this context). My father’s name was Johann Christoph Hunecke. The 3rd Waldeck Regiment was hired by the British from Waldeck Prince Frederick Karl Augustus to assist them in fighting the American rebels in the Revolutionary War. We reached North America in 1776. After two years of heavy action we were sent to Pensacola, along with the provincial loyalist forces of Maryland and Pennsylvania. I was declared an invalid in September 1778 – this means that because of age, or physical condition, or some other reason, I was unfit for field duty. I next appear in the records as a batman [orderly or personal servant to an officer] in February 1779. I died of illness in Pensacola on August 9, 1780. I probably still lie in an unmarked grave in Pensacola.
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