Heinrich von Breymann
Heinrich von Breymann | |
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| Died | 1777 |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel United Kingdom |
| Branch | Brunswick Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Heinrich von Breymann (died 1777) was a German lieutenant colonel from the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel who fought in the American Revolutionary War. He was commander of the Breymann Grenadiers, a Brunswick battalion hired into British service, and served under the command of John Burgoyne. During the Battles of Saratoga, Breymann's unit was driven behind a redoubt, where he grew frustrated at the poor performance of his men, attacking four with his saber before he was killed by one of his own men.[1] [2]
References
- ^ Mintz, Max M. The Generals of Saratoga: John Burgoyne & Horatio Gates. Binghamton: Yale University Press, 1990. p. 211: "[...] The Americans mounted the parapet and found the Germans fled and Breymann lying dead. Maddened at the timidity of his men, he had sabred four of them, and then one of them had shot him."
- ^ Higginbotham, Don (1961). Daniel Morgan: Revolutionary Rifleman. University of North Carolina Press, p. 75.
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