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From: "John Merz" <>
Subject: [UPP-CAN] Re: Hessian soldiers: George Bloom.
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 23:16:15 -0500

Dear Jean;

for historical correctness, there was no Hessian soldier George Bloom,
this is the name he adapted, or for simplicity was forced to adopt.
His real name was Georg Blum, a Grenadier of the 6.Comp. of the
Hesse-Hanau Regiment Erbprinz. He was captured with General Burgoyne's
troops at Saratoga, and later deserted from prison status.

Happy New Year everybody,
John Merz,
www.cgo.wave.ca/~hessian

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