Plan of a Legion.

Dublin Core

Title

Plan of a Legion.

Description

The legion consisted of 12 companies of 50 men each, not counting the officers. There were to be 3 officers per company. Baron de Randerode made notes about the legion on the bottom of the document. There is no date or specific location of where these men were to fight.
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Format

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Type

StillImage

Source

Ms. 133, Plan of a Legion.

Language

English

Identifier

Ms133

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Transcription

Legion

Consisting of 12 Companies 50 men in each
2 Companies of Cavalry 50 in each
1 Comp. of Artillery
1 Comp. of Rifle Men
1 Comp. of Artificers
1 Comp. of Grenadiers
6 Comp. of Light Infantry

12 Officers not included, 3 to Each Company

Plane of Baron de Randerode

The Legion may be raised for 50,000 all compleat for the field, Houses, Excepted

The 6 first Captains to Command 100 men each as are to be Field Centurions


A Legion on Randerode's Plan

Collection

Citation

Thulier, Ranerode de, Baron., “Plan of a Legion.,” Charleston Library Society Digital Collections, accessed March 20, 2025, https://charlestonlibrarysociety.omeka.net/items/show/1432.