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COMMANDER // 1738–1800

Friedrich Adolf Riedesel

lieutenant generalBrunswick-LüneburgGreat Britain1 battle1 war

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1738 – 1800

1740175017601770178017901800American Revolution · 1775–1783Saratoga — Sep–Oct 1777 · Great Britain · American Revolution

Active service 1777 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 39.

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The Baron Friedrich Adolf Riedesel zu Eisenbach was a general officer of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel who commanded the Brunswick Corps in the Northern theater of the American War of Independence.

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Battles (1)

Last verified June 2026
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