The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776

A translated historical sketch recounts the transatlantic embarkation and passage of a contingent of German troops from an English harbor to North America during the Revolutionary era, describing fleet organization, escort warships, and the constraints that delayed sailing. It chronicles daily life aboard transport ships: overcrowding, seasickness, accidents and collisions, storm-driven damage and near-sinking, measures taken by officers and commanders, and crew responses to distress. The narrative includes navigational hazards, naval protocols with foreign merchantmen, and the emotional and physical hardships endured, and concludes with an extracted diary offering a personal soldierly perspective on the voyage.