Heinrich von Breymann | |
|---|---|
| Born | Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
| Died | 7 October 1777 Stillwater, New York |
| Allegiance | 
Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
| Branch | Brunswick Army |
| Rank | Oberstleutnant |
| Battles/wars | |
Oberstleutnant Heinrich von Breymann (died 1777) was a German military officer from the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel who fought in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. During the American Revolutionary War, he served as the commander of Von Breyman's Grenadier Battalion, a battalion of grenadiers who fought in British service against the American Patriots.
Under the command of British Army officer General John Burgoyne, von Breymann fought in the Battle of Bennington and the Battles of Saratoga. On 7 October 1777 during the battles of Saratoga, von Breymann's unit was driven behind a redoubt by American troops; he grew frustrated with his own men and began attacking four soldiers with his sabre before von Breymann was shot and killed by one of them. [1] [2]
References
- ^ Mintz, Max M. The Generals of Saratoga: John Burgoyne & Horatio Gates. Binghamton: Yale University Press, 1990. p. 211: "[...] The Americans mounted the parapet and found the Germans fled and Breymann lying dead. Maddened at the timidity of his men, he had sabred four of them, and then one of them had shot him."
- ^ Higginbotham, Don (1961). Daniel Morgan: Revolutionary Rifleman. University of North Carolina Press, p. 75.
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