Birth name | Rezin Beall |
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Born | 1723 |
Died | 1809 |
Allegiance | United States |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held | Flying Camp |
Battles/wars |
Battle of Harlem Heights Battle of Trenton Battle of Princeton American Revolutionary War |
Brigadier General Rezin Beall (1723–1809) was appointed commander of Marylands Flying Camp militia by the United States Congress.
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