Wilhelm von Knyphausen

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

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Generate an image of Wilhelm von Knyphausen (Wilhelm von Knyphausen was a Hessian general who led German auxiliary forces in British service during the American Revolutionary War.)

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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 ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: Hessian troops
militaryStatus auxiliary commander in foreign service ⓘ
name Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
nobleTitle Freiherr (Baron) ⓘ
linked to: Freiherr
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 ⓘ

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Hessian troops → commandedBy → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Hessian auxiliaries → commander → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Battle of Brandywine → commander → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Battle of Germantown → commander → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Wilhelm von Knyphausen → name → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Wilhelm von Knyphausen → familyName → von Knyphausen ⓘ
linked to: Wilhelm von Knyphausen
Battle of Fort Washington → commander → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Battle of Fort Washington → attackingCommander → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Battle of Springfield (1780) → commander → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Hessian auxiliary corps in North America → commander → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Battle of Connecticut Farms → commander → Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
Battle of Connecticut Farms → commanderSide → Wilhelm von Knyphausen commanded British and Hessian forces ⓘ
linked to: Wilhelm von Knyphausen