KNYPHAUSEN, BARON WILHELM VON
\nˈɪfɔːsən], \nˈɪfɔːsən], \n_ˈɪ_f_ɔː_s_ə_n]\
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(1716-1800), came to the United States as second in command of the Hessians in 1776. In 1777 he was placed in command of the German auxiliaries. He fought at Long Island, White Plains, Fort Washington, Brandywine and Monmouth. During the absence of Sir Henry Clinton in 1780, he was in command of New York. He returned to Europe in 1782.
By John Franklin Jameson
