Captain johann ewald biography

Johann von Ewald (20 March 1744 – 25 June 1813) was a.
Johann Ewald was a captain of the Hessian jager corps attached to the Leib Regiment, leading the 2nd Company under Colonel Carl von Donop for the first two.
Johann Ewald was acknowledged by the British for whom and with whom he fought in the American Revolution as one of the best light infantry officers (termed.

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Johann Ewald

Johann Ewald was a captain of the Hessian jager corps attached to the Leib Regiment, leading the 2nd Company under Colonel Carl von Donop for the first two years of his service in North America during the Revolutionary War. Born in the Hesse-Kassel region of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany) in 1744, he arrived in New York City in October 1776 and saw action at the Battle of White Plains. In December, he was attached to Donop’s forces as they bivouacked in various towns south of Trenton, New Jersey. He participated in several engagements here, including the Battle for Mount Holly. In the spring of 1777, Ewald was instrumental in the planning of the assault to take the American garrison at Bound Brook, New Jersey on April 13. This failed attack nearly saw the capture of American Major General Benjamin Lincoln. In October 1777, Ewald was part of the failed attack on Fort Mercer at the Battle of Red Bank that killed his commander, Col. Donop.

Ewald served around New York City in 1779 before being dispatched to aid in the siege and capture of Charleston, South Carol

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Johann Ewald (20 March 1744-25 June 1813) was a Lieutenant-General of Hesse-Kassel and Denmark, serving as a commander of a regiment of jaegers sent to fight for Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War before serving in the Danish Army from 1788 to 1813.

Biography[]

Johann Ewald was born on 20 March 1744 in Kassel, Hesse-Kassel, and he was raised by his grandmother after his parents died. On 23 July 1758, his grandmother took him to see the battlefield from the battle of Sandershausen in an attempt to dissuade him from pursuing a military career, showing him the many dead bodies. However, Ewald commented, "Oh, how happy are they who died for their country in such a way!," and in 1760 he enlisted in the Regiment Gilsa under Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel during the Seven Years' War. After the war's end, Ewald rose in the ranks of the army and became a Captain in 1774.

American Revolutionary War[]

Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel sent his Leib Regiment to New York City in October 1776 to assist the British Army during the American Revolutionary War, lea

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Johann Ewald

German army officer

Johann von Ewald (20 March 1744 – 25 June 1813) was a German army officer from Hesse-Kassel. After first serving in the Seven Years' War, he was the commander of the Jäger corps of the Hessian Leib Infantry Regiment attached to British forces in the American Revolutionary War.^[1] He arrived with his troops, first serving in the Battle of White Plains in October 1776. He saw regular action until his capture at Yorktown in 1781.

In 1788, he joined the Danish Army, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant general; he also served as governor general of Holstein during the Napoleonic Wars.^[2] Following his American war experiences, he wrote an Essay on Partisan Warfare (German: Abhandlung über den kleinen Krieg), a widely read treatise on guerrilla warfare. He also kept a journal during most of his time in North America that has since become a valuable resource for historians of the war.

Seven Years' War

Johann Ewald was born in Kassel, the capital city of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, on 30 March 1744. His