Corporal Richard Trigleth

• Corporal 1st NY Volunteers (appointment of Jan 1 1776)

Enlisted Men of NY see page 11
&
https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/rev/New_York_In_The_Revolution... "RICHARD TRIGLER", THE LINE FIRST REGIMENT, PAGE 27

THE LIN E
First Regiment
COLONEL GOOS E VA N SCHAIC K
LIEUT . COL. CORNELIU S VA N DYC K
MAJO R JOH N GRAHA M
MAJO R BENJAMI N LEDYAR D
MAJO R JOSEP H McCRACKE N
ADJUTAN T JOH N BRODGDE N
ADJUTAN T JOH N L. HARDENBERG H
ADJUTAN T PETE R BENJAMI N TEARS E
ADJUTAN T JACO B H. WENDEL L
ADJUTAN T JOH N H. WENDEL L
QUARTE R MASTER HENR Y VA N WOER T
P A Y MASTER ABRAHA M TE N EYC K
P A Y MASTER JEREMIA H VA N RENSSELAE R
CHAPLAI N SOLOMO N FRELIG H
SURGEO N DANIE L BUD D
SURGEO N WILLIA M MEA D
SURGEO N DANIE L MENEM A
SURGEO N CALEB SWEE T

Death of Capt. { or Corporal } Richard Triglar was during the Battle of Ft. Washington (a family account has his name as Richard Trigleth)

see: The Ancestry of Henry James Lawless, Jr. Book Two: Maternal Ancestry

By Ethan J. Kennedy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Washington

• "After the Hessians entered the fort, the American officers attempted to placate the Hessian commander, Captain von Malmburg, who was in charge of the surrender.[39] They invited him into their barracks, and offered him punch, wine, cake, with compliments. As they left the fort, the Hessians stripped the American troops of their baggage[5] and beat some of them. Their officers intervened to prevent further injuries or deaths.[41] The British captured thirty-four cannon, two howitzers, along with many tents, blankets, tools and much ammunition.[42] The British and Hessians suffered 84 killed and 374 wounded. The Americans lost 59 killed, had 96 wounded casualties, and 2,838 men captured.[5] Due to infectious disease and prison conditions, only 800 survived their captivity to be released 18 months later in a prisoner exchange; nearly three-quarters of the prisoners died.[43]"

Captain Triglar's parents and siblings were loyalists who fled to Shelburne Nova Scotia. At least some returned to New York City.

• For some inkling of what transpired after prisoners were taken at Ft. Washington and to assess the fate of Captain Triglar see:

http://www.fullbooks.com/American-Prisoners-of-the-Revolution2.html

search on Ft. Washington

Common Council 23 May 1808

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