Rezin Beall
| Birth name | Rezin Beall |
|---|---|
| Born | 1723 |
| Died | 1809 |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Flying Camp |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Harlem Heights[1] Battle of Trenton[2] Battle of Princeton[2] American Revolutionary War |
Brigadier General Rezin Beall (1723–1809)[3][self-published source] was appointed commander of Maryland's Flying Camp militia by the United States Congress.[4][5]
Career
[edit]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.[6]
He is buried at St. John's Episcopal Church in Beltsville, Maryland.
References
[edit]- ^ Bowie, Lucy Leigh (March 1948). "Maryland Troops in the Battle of Harlem Heights" (PDF). Maryland Historical Magazine. XLIII (1): 7. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ a b William Scudder Stryker (1898). The Battles of Trenton and Princeton. Houghton, Mifflin. pp. 309–.
- ^ Harrison Dwight Cavanagh (2 May 2014). Colonial Chesapeake Families: British Origins and Descendants. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-1-4931-8807-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Steuart, Rieman (1969). A History of the Maryland Line in the Revolutionary War, 1775–1783. Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland. p. 54.
- ^ "British Landing Prevented". Maryland Historical Marker (RM-673). Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
