Linsing Grenadier Battalion
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| Grenadierbataillon von Linsingen | |
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| Active | 1776-1784 |
| Country |  Hesse-Cassel |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} The British Crown |
| Branch | Crown Forces German allied contingent |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Grenadiers |
| Size | Four companies |
| Part of | Hessian Grenadier Brigade |
| Engagements | Long Island, Mount Holly, Bound Brook, Short Hills, Brandywine Creek, White Plains, Germantown, Fort Mercer, Monmouth Court House, Savannah, Charleston |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant-colonel Otto Christian von Linsingen |
Linsing Grenadier Battalion (Grenadier Battalion von Linsingen) was a German battalion in the grenadier brigade of the Hesse Cassel Corps, which served as auxiliaries to the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.
The Linsingen Grenadier Battalion was formed in January 1776 in Wolfhagen and Immenhausen from the grenadier companies of the 2nd and 3rd Guards Regiments, the Life Regiment and the von Mirbach Regiment. It embarked in Bremer Lehe with the Block (later Lengerke) and Minnigerode Grenadier Battalions at the beginning of April 1776. In November 1783, the grenadier battalions began their journey home and returned to German soil in April 1784. In Kassel, Linsingen's grenadier battalion was finally disbanded or divided among the original regiments.[1][2]