Leopold Philip de Heister

Leopold Philip de Heister
Leopold Philip de Heister
Born4 April 1716
Homberg, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Died19 November 1777(1777-11-19) (aged 61)
Kassel, Hesse-Kassel
Allegiance France
Hesse-Kassel
RankGeneralleutnant
CommandsHessian Corps
ConflictsWar of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
American Revolutionary War

Leopold Philip de Heister (4 April 1716 — 19 November 1777) was a Hessian general who notably fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War.

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