Hessiche Staatsarchiv Marburg Diary of Captain von Doernberg, 1779-1781, Bestand 340, Nr. H67

Abstract

Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Doernberg (1749-1819) was commissioned a staff captain in the Hessen-Cassel infantry in November 1778, and he served in America from 1779-1782. Although not assigned to a specific unit, Doernberg served in the grenadier company of the 2d Battalion of the Guards Regiment in the Grenadier Battalion von Linsing. He later acted as an aide-de-camp to Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Knyphausen and returned to Hessen with him. This diary covers 1779 and 1780. Parts of the 1779 have been transcribed, translated and published in the below articles.

• Selig, Robert A., translator, and Donald M. Londahl-Smidt, annotator. “Extracts from the Diary and Letters of Staff Captain Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Doernberg, 1779-1781: Part 1 – Germany to Portsmouth, March 28-May 30, 1779.” The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association. 11 (2008): 91-97.
• Störkel, Arno., translator, and Donald M. Londahl-Smidt, annotator. “The Journal and Letters of Staff Captain Carl Ludwig, Freiherr von Dörnberg, 1779-1781: Part 1 – Hessen to Cork, Ireland, March 28-July 3, 1779.” The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association. 18 (2015): 8-29.
• Störkel, Arno., translator, and Donald M. Londahl-Smidt, annotator. “The Journal and Letters of Staff Captain Carl Ludwig, Freiherr von Dörnberg, 1779-1781: Part 2 – Cork, Ireland to New York, July 4, 1779-September 22, 1779.” The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association. 23 (2021): 67-75.
• Störkel, Arno., translator, and Donald M. Londahl-Smidt, annotator. “The Journal and Letters of Staff Captain Carl Ludwig, Freiherr von Dörnberg, 1779-1781: Part 3 – New York, September 23-October 22, 1779.” The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association. 24 (2021): 37-42.