Edward Hand | |
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Born | Clyduff, King's County, Ireland | 31 December 1744
Died | 3 September 1802 Rock Ford, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 57)
Buried | St. James's Episcopal Cemetery Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Allegiance | United Kingdom of Great Britain United States |
Service/branch | British Army Continental Army |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Royal Irish Regiment |
Commands | 1st Pennsylvania Regiment |
Battles / wars |
Edward Hand (31 December 1744 – 3 September 1802) was an Irish-born American military officer and politician who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of general, and later was a member of several Pennsylvania governmental bodies.