Heinrich von Breymann
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Heinrich von Breymann was a German
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel lieutenant colonel
who fought as an officer in the service of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War
. He was killed at the Battle of Saratoga
. He was commander of the Breymann Grenadiers, an elite battalion.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
who fought as an officer in the service of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. He was killed at the Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. The battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, south of Saratoga, New York...
. He was commander of the Breymann Grenadiers, an elite battalion.