Wilhelm von Knyphausen

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Hessian officer general military officer person

Wilhelm von Knyphausen was a Hessian general who led German auxiliary forces in British service during the American Revolutionary War.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hessian officer → general → military officer → person →
allegiance	Great Britain → Hesse-Kassel →
associatedWith	Hessian mercenaries in the American Revolutionary War →
birthDate	1716-11-04 →
burialPlace	Hesse-Kassel →
citizenship	Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel →
commanded	Hessian auxiliary corps in North America →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfOrigin	Hesse-Kassel →
deathDate	1800-12-07 →
familyName	von Knyphausen →
givenName	Wilhelm →
historicalPeriod	18th century →
language	German →
militaryBranch	Hessian Army →
militaryStatus	auxiliary commander in foreign service →
name	Wilhelm von Knyphausen →
nobleTitle	Freiherr (Baron) →
notableAction	led the Hessian attack on Fort Washington in 1776 →
notableFor	commanding Hessian troops in British service during the American Revolutionary War → leading German auxiliary forces in British pay →
occupation	military commander → soldier →
participatedIn	Battle of Brandywine → Battle of Germantown → Battle of Long Island → Battle of Monmouth → Battle of Springfield (1780) → Battle of White Plains →
placeOfActivity	New Jersey → New York → North America →
rank	Lieutenant General →
returnedTo	Hesse-Kassel after the American Revolutionary War →
role	commander of British and Hessian forces in New York in 1780 during Clinton’s absence →
servedUnder	Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel →
servedWith	British Army →
sideInWar	Loyalist side in the American Revolutionary War →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Brandywine → Battle of Fort Washington → Battle of Germantown → Hessian auxiliaries →	commander
Battle of Fort Washington →	attackingCommander
Hessian troops →	commandedBy
Wilhelm von Knyphausen ("von Knyphausen") →	familyName
Wilhelm von Knyphausen →	name