Heinrich von Breymann

Friedrich Heinrich Christoph Breymann ( – 7 October 1777) was a German military officer of Brunswick–Wolfenbüttel troops who commanded grenadiers in the Northern Theater of the American War of Independence.

American War of Independence Under the command of British Army officer General John Burgoyne, Breymann fought in the Battle of Bennington and the Battle of Bemis Heights. On 7 October 1777, Breymann's unit was driven behind a redoubt by American troops; he grew frustrated with his own men and began attacking four soldiers with his sabre before Breymann was shot and killed by one of them.