Johann Ewald
Danish general
Born on: March 20, 1744Died on: June 25, 1813
Aged: 69 years 97 days (831 months)
Birth Sign: Pisces
Johann von Ewald 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.
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.
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