Johann von Ewald

Johann von Ewald (March 20, 1744 – June 25, 1813) is a German military officer from Hesse-Kassel.

After first serving in the Seven Years' War, he is the commander of the Jäger corps of the Hessian Leib Infantry Regiment attached to British forces in the American Revolutionary War.

He arrives with his troops, first serving in the Battle of White Plains in October 1776.

He sees regular action until his capture at Yorktown in 1781.

In 1788, he joins the Danish Army, where he rises to the rank of lieutenant general; he also serves as governor general of Holstein during the Napoleonic Wars.

Following his American war experiences, he writes an Essay on Partisan Warfare (German: Abhandlung über den kleinen Krieg, a widely read treatise on guerrilla warfare.

He also keeps 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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