WGeorge Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine was a British soldier, author, and eccentric.
WAugust Wilhelm Antonius Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau was a Prussian field marshal. He was a prominent figure in the reform of the Prussian military and the War of Liberation.
WWilhelm Reichsfreiherr von Innhausen und Knyphausen was a German general officer who served in Hesse-Kassel. He fought in the American Revolutionary War, during which he commanded Hessian auxiliaries on behalf of Great Britain.
WJohann Gottlieb Rall was a German colonel best known for his command of Hessian troops at the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolutionary War.
WFriedrich August Valentin Voit von Salzburg was a commander of military units from Ansbach-Bayreuth. During the American Revolutionary War, the Kingdom of Great Britain purchased the services of soldiers from various German princes. Voit commanded the First Regiment of the Ansbach Regiment led by Friedrich Ludwig Albrecht von Eyb, designated the Voit Regiment. In May 1778, Eyb left and Voit took charge of the regiment. Also, he was in command of all Ansbach troops in North America by the time the war had ended.
WFriedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim was a German botanist specializing in forestry, and was the citing authority for a number of described eastern North American plant species. He was also a Hessian soldier, and during his service in the thirteen colonies devoted his leisure time to botanical studies of American forests. When he returned to Prussia, he wrote up his research and strongly advocated importing suitable American species of trees and shrubs for use in German forests. The standard author abbreviation Wangenh. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
WBaron Frederick Augustus de Zeng was a Hessian mercenary who served in one of the regiments in the British service in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. He remained after the fighting was over, was naturalized and pursued various businesses.