Rezin Beall

Birth name Rezin Beall
Born 1723[1]
Died 1809[1]
Allegiance United States
Rank Brigadier General
Commands held Flying Camp
Battles/wars Battle of Harlem Heights[2]
Battle of Trenton[3]
Battle of Princeton[3]
American Revolutionary War


Brigadier General Rezin Beall (1723–1809)[1] was appointed commander of Marylands Flying Camp militia by the United States Congress.[4]

Career

On 17 July, 1776, Captain Beall was wounded in action on St. George Island, Maryland in a battle resisting efforts of British forces under the command of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore to land on the mainland in Maryland.[5]

He is buried in St. John’s Episcopal Church in Beltsville, Maryland[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harrison Dwight Cavanagh (2 May 2014). COLONIAL CHESAPEAKE FAMILIES British Origins and Descendants. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-1-4931-8807-9.
  2. Bowie, Lucy Leigh (March 1948). "Maryland Troops in the Battle of Harlem Heights" (PDF). Maryland Historical Magazine. XLIII (1): 7. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 William Scudder Stryker (1898). The Battles of Trenton and Princeton. Houghton, Mifflin. pp. 309–.
  4. Patrick O'Donnell (1 March 2016). Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution. Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-8021-9071-0.
  5. "British Landing Prevented". Maryland Historical Marker. Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration (RM-673). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. Rezin Beall at Find a Grave Accessed 3 August, 2016


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