Johann Ewald
Johann von Ewald (20 March 1744 – 25 June 1813) was a German military 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. 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. Following his American war experiences, he wrote an ''Essay on Partisan Warfare'' (), 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.
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