Birth name Rezin Beall Died 1809 | Rank Brigadier general | |
Battles/wars Battle of Harlem HeightsBattle of TrentonBattle of PrincetonAmerican Revolutionary War Battles and wars | ||
Brigadier General Rezin Beall (1723–1809) was appointed commander of Marylands Flying Camp militia by the United States Congress.
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.
He is buried in St. John’s Episcopal Church in Beltsville, Maryland
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