Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
Freiherr Friedrich Adolf Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach (3 June 1738 in Lauterbach/Hesse – 6 January 1800 in Braunschweig) was a German officer who served in the Seven Years' War and American War of Independence. He was the commander of the Braunschweiger Jäger, a regiment of soldiers from the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel that was among the German units hired by the British during the American War of Independence. He then commanded all German soldiers in the Saratoga Campaign.
Freiherr Friedrich Adolf Riedesel | |
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Friedrich Adolf Riedesel, ca 1795 | |
| Birth name | Friedrich Adolf Riedesel zu Eisenbach |
| Born | June 3, 1738 Lauterbach, Hesse, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
| Died | January 6, 1800 (aged 61) Braunschweig, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
| Allegiance | Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte von Massow |
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