Editing Edward Hand (section)

{{Short description|Irish-born American military officer and politician}}
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|birth_date       = {{birth date|df=yes|1744|12|31}}
|birth_place      = Clyduff, [[County Offaly|King's County]], [[Ireland]]
|death_date       = {{death date and age|df=yes|1802|09|03|1744|12|31}}
|death_place      = [[Rock Ford Plantation|Rock Ford]], [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|placeofburial    = St. James's Episcopal Cemetery<br/> Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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|unit             = [[Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)|Royal Irish Regiment]]
|commands         = [[1st Pennsylvania Regiment]]
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* [[American Revolutionary War]]
** [[Sullivan Expedition]]
** [[Siege of Yorktown]]
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'''Edward Hand''' (31 December 1744 – 3 September 1802) was an Irish-born American military officer and politician who served in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], rising to the rank of general, and later was a member of several [[Pennsylvania]] governmental bodies.