Friedrich Adolf Riedesel

Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
	Riedesel in uniform, c. 1795
Birth name	Friedrich Adolf Riedesel zu Eisenbach
Born	June 3, 1738; Lauterbach
Died	January 6, 1800 (aged 61); Brunswick
Resting place	Lauterbach
Allegiance	Duke of Brunswick–Luneburg
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Braunschweiger Jäger
Battles	Seven Years' War Battle of Minden; Battle of Nauheim (WIA); ; American War of Independence Saratoga Campaign (POW); ;
Alma mater	University of Marburg
Spouse(s)	Charlotte von Massow (m. 1762)
Children	9

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.