Friedrich Adolf Riedesel

Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
Riedesel in uniform, c. 1795
Birth nameFriedrich Adolf Riedesel zu Eisenbach
Born(1738-06-03)June 3, 1738
Lauterbach
DiedJanuary 6, 1800(1800-01-06) (aged 61)
Brunswick
Resting place
Lauterbach
AllegianceDuke of Brunswick–Luneburg
RankLieutenant General
CommandsBraunschweiger Jäger
Battles
Alma materUniversity of Marburg
Spouse(s)
(m. 1762)
Children9

The Baron Friedrich Adolf Riedesel zu Eisenbach (3 June 1738 – 6 January 1800) was a senior officer of Brunswick–Luneburg troops who commanded jägers in the Northern theater of the American War of Independence.