Hesse-Cassel Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hessian_troops
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Wilhelm_von_Knyphausen
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:disbanded 1783
gptkbp:electronic_warfare approximately 30,000
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton
gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
Battle of Princeton
Siege of Yorktown
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:historicalContext 18th century Europe
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_British_military_efforts_in_North_America
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Hesse-Cassel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hesse-Cassel Army
gptkbp:influencedBy Prussian_military_traditions
gptkbp:issuedBy Hesse-Cassel_state
gptkbp:knownFor highly trained troops
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern military organization
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Charleston
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Washington
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Eutaw Springs
Battle of King's Mountain
Battle of Savannah
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Newport
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Georg_von_der_Marwitz
gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Knyphausen
gptkb:Carl_von_Donop
gptkb:Friedrich_von_Scharnhorst
gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Lossberg
gptkb:Heinrich_von_Kleist
gptkb:Karl_von_Steinmetz
gptkb:Johann_von_Riedesel
gptkb:Johann_Gottlieb_Rall
gptkb:Friedrich_von_der_Leyen
gptkb:Friedrich_von_Riedesel
gptkb:Friedrich_von_Bülow
Friedrich_von_der_Malsburg
Georg_Wilhelm_von_Knyphausen
Johann_von_Bülow
Johann_von_Ewald
Johann_von_Steinmetz
Karl_von_Knyphausen
Wilhelm_von_Steuben
gptkbp:notableFor mercenary service
gptkbp:participatedIn campaigns_against_American_revolutionaries
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hesse-Cassel
gptkbp:receivesFundingFrom gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:recruitment King_Frederick_II_of_Hesse
gptkbp:uses European_military_tactics