Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800

Variant names
Detailed View Revision History Sources

Hide Profile

German army officer.

From the description of Papers of Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von Riedesel, 1775-1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450242

From the description of Letter of Friedrich Adolf Freiherr von Riedesel, 1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131550

Hessian army officer.

From the description of Papers of Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von Riedesel, 1776-1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455943

Riedesel commanded German troops in the British army.

From the description of ADS, 1778 April 15 : Cambridge. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14040061

Hessian officer and commander of the German mercenaries from Brunswick hired by the English government to go to America.

From the description of Orderly book, 1776 Feb.-1782 Dec. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775147
Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Plan of part of the province of Virginia. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800. Orderly book, 1776 Feb.-1782 Dec. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Bancroft, George, 1800-1891,. George Bancroft collection, 1606-1887. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850 William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808. Letter signed : Montreal, to General Riedesel, 1776 Nov. 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn German Auxiliaries muster rolls 1776-1786 1781-1783 German Auxiliaries muster rolls William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Receipt pertaining to Hessian troops in Albemarle County, Va. [manuscript], 1780. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn George Sackville Germain papers 1683-1785 Germain, George Sackville papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800. Letter of Friedrich Adolf Freiherr von Riedesel, 1778. Library of Congress
referencedIn George Bancroft collection, 1606-1887 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf George Washington papers, 1694-1932 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850 William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785. George Sackville Germain papers, 1683-1785. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800. Papers of Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von Riedesel, 1775-1791. Library of Congress
creatorOf Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919. American and English literary and historical papers collected by Atcheson L. Hench [manuscript] 1782-1944. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume VII, Miscellany, 1764-1792 Cornell University Library
creatorOf Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800. ADS, 1778 April 15 : Cambridge. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921. The German allied troops in the North American war of independence, and related materials, ca. 1767-1893. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800. Papers of Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von Riedesel, 1776-1778. Library of Congress
referencedIn Great Britain. Army. German Auxiliaries muster rolls, 1776-1786, bulk 1781-1783. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn George Washington papers, 1694-1932 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf McHenry, James, 1753-1816. Autograph letter signed : Middle brook, to Lord Stirling, 1778 Dec. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: Draper's historical miscellanies, 1720-1887. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
Role Title Holding Repository

Filters:

Connection Graph Radial Graph
Relation Name
associatedWith Bancroft, George, 1800-1891, person
associatedWith Clinton, Henry, 1771-1829 person
associatedWith Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808. person
associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
associatedWith Great Britain. Army. corporateBody
correspondedWith Heath, William, 1737-1814 person
associatedWith McHenry, James, 1753-1816. person
correspondedWith Phillips, William, 1731?-1781 person
associatedWith Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921. person
associatedWith Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785. person
associatedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States
United States
United States
Subject
Desertion, Military
Hessian mercenaries
Occupation
Army officers, German
Army officers, Hessian
Military officers
Soldiers
Activity

Person

Birth 1738-06-03

Death 1800-01-06

Related Descriptions
Virtual International Authority File WorldCat Identities LC/NACO Wikidata
Search Elsewhere
ArchiveGrid Search DPLA Search
Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m33z05

Ark ID: w6m33z05

SNAC ID: 55108697