Line infantry
Hessian troops included "Jägers", hussars, three artillery companies, and four battalions of grenadiers. Most infantrymen were "chasseurs" (sharpshooters), musketeers, and fusiliers. Line infantry was armed with muskets, while the Hessian artillery used the three-pound cannon. The elite "Jäger" battalions used the "Büchse", a short, large-caliber rifle well-suited to woodland combat. Initially, the typical regiment was made up of 500 to 600 men. Later in the war, due to death in battle, death by disease, and general desertion to settle in the Colonies, the regiments may have been reduced to only around 300 to 400 men.