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Johann Rahll
Born1726
Hesse-Cassel, Holy Roman Empire
DiedDecember 27, 1776 (Aged 50)
Trenton, New Jersey
AllegianceJohann Rall Hesse-Cassel
Service/branchHessian Mercenaries
Years of service1740–1776
RankColonel
Battles/wars
  • War of Austrian Succession
  • Jacobite rising of 1745
  • Seven Years' War
  • Fourth Russo-Turkish War
  • American Revolutionary War
    • Battle of Long Island
    • Battle of White Plains
    • Battle of Fort Washington
    • Battle of Trenton 

Johann Gottlieb Rall (also spelled Rahl) (c. 1726 – December 27, 1776)[1] was a German colonel best known for his command of Hessian troops at the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolutionary War.

  1. ^ Washington, George (December 27, 1776). "From George Washington to John Hancock, 27 December 1776". Founders Online, National Archives.

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