Frederick Augustus de Zeng

Frederick Augustus de Zeng
Born1756 (1756)
Saxony
DiedApril 26, 1838(1838-04-26) (aged 81–82)
Clyde, New York, United States
ServiceHessian
ConflictsAmerican Revolutionary War

Baron Frederick Augustus de Zeng (1756 – (1838-04-26)April 26, 1838) was a military officer and businessman.

Frederick Augustus de Zeng was born in 1756 to Friedrich Caspar von Zenge and Johanna Philippina von Ponickau. He was a member of the family line from Hallungen in Thuringia.

As a Hessian mercenary, he served with a British regiment in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. He remained after the fighting was over, was naturalized, and pursued various businesses.

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