Leopold Philip de Heister
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Leopold Philip de Heister was an 18th-century Hessian general best known for leading German auxiliary forces in British service during the American Revolutionary War.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hessian officer
ⓘ
general ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Hesse-Kassel
ⓘ
surface form:
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
|
| employer |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
surface form:
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
|
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | de Heister ⓘ |
| givenName | Leopold ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Hesse-Kassel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Hessian troops
ⓘ
surface form:
Hessian Army
|
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| name | Leopold Philip de Heister self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
command of Hessian troops in the New York campaign
ⓘ
service under British command in North America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Hessian auxiliary troops in British service during the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
leading Hessian troops hired by Britain ⓘ service as a Hessian general in British pay ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| role | commander of German auxiliary forces in British pay ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.