Friedrich Adolf Riedesel

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German nobleman general military officer person

Friedrich Adolf Riedesel was a German Brunswick general who led auxiliary troops for the British during the American Revolutionary War, notably in the Saratoga campaign.

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Label Occurrences
Friedrich Adolf Riedesel canonical 5
Friedrich Riedesel 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German nobleman ⓘ
general ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
birthDate 1738-06-03 ⓘ
birthPlace Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Ziegenberg, Hesse ⓘ
burialPlace Braunschweig ⓘ
captivityEvent Saratoga campaign ⓘ
surface form: Convention of Saratoga
capturedBy Continental Army ⓘ
commanded Brunswick auxiliary corps in British service ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1800-01-06 ⓘ
deathPlace Braunschweig ⓘ
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Brunswick
employer Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Brunswick
era 18th century ⓘ
familyName Riedesel ⓘ
givenName Adolf ⓘ
Friedrich ⓘ
hasHonor commemorated in Riedesel, New York ⓘ
namesake of Riedesel Avenue in the United States ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
militaryBranch Brunswick Army ⓘ
surface form: Brunswick army
militaryConflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
major general ⓘ
militaryService Seven Years' War ⓘ
name Friedrich Adolf Riedesel self-link ⓘ
nobleTitle Freiherr ⓘ
notableEvent American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ
notableFamilyMember Friederike Charlotte Luise von Massow ⓘ
surface form: Friederike Riedesel
notableFor leading German auxiliary troops for the British in North America ⓘ
role in the Saratoga campaign ⓘ
notableWork command of Brunswick troops in the Saratoga campaign ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Bennington ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ
surface form: Battles of Saratoga
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
spouse Friederike Charlotte Luise von Massow ⓘ

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Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) → commander → Friedrich Adolf Riedesel ⓘ
Battle of Hubbardton → commander → Friedrich Adolf Riedesel ⓘ
Battle of Freeman's Farm → commander → Friedrich Adolf Riedesel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Friedrich Riedesel
Friedrich Adolf Riedesel → name → Friedrich Adolf Riedesel self-link ⓘ
Hessian auxiliary corps in North America → commander → Friedrich Adolf Riedesel ⓘ
Hubbardton engagement → commander → Friedrich Adolf Riedesel ⓘ