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Rezin Beall

Birth name Rezin Beall
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


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