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"Frederick Leaser (1738–1810) was a Pennsylvanian German farmer, patriot and soldier from Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He is known for transporting the Liberty Bell to the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown during the American Revolutionary War. Early life and family , Frederick Leaser, age twelve, accompanied his father, Jacob Leaser, from Switzerland to Philadelphia. At that time, his father acquired one hundred and fifteen acres in what was then Northampton County, but is now Lynn Township in Lehigh County. , Leaser served in the French and Indian War (part of the Seven Years' War fought from 1754 to 1763). He married Catherine Smith and they had three surviving children: Daniel, Anna Maria, and Maria Dorothea. Daniel Follweiler (1769–1847) married Maria Dorothea Leaser (1769–1828) and inherited the farm after Frederick's death in 1810. Liberty Bell transport After General George Washington's defeat at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, Philadelphia, then capital for the Second Continental Congress, was under imminent attack by the British Army under General Sir William Howe. On September 14, to prevent capture of the city's tower bells, which could be melted into cannonballs, the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ordered that these bells be taken down and transported out of the city. The Liberty Bell, also known as the State House Bell, from Independence Hall was among these bells and was secured on the wagon of John Jacob Mickley. However, his wagon broke down on September 23 in Bethlehem. The bell was then transferred to the wagon of Frederick Leaser, who delivered it on September 24 to the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown, where it was hidden until June, 1778. Legacy On November 19, 1908, the Liberty Bell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled the Saving of the Liberty Bell Plaque, describing the efforts of Mickley and Leaser, at Zion Reformed Church in Allentown. Leaser's contribution was now recognized. On November 29, 1928, the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Valley Forge Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution erected a memorial monument near his home. Five direct descendants participated in the ceremony, which drew nearly a thousand people. The site was where Leaser's grandson, Jesse Follweiler, on January 1, 1833 had erected a liberty pole for President Andrew Jackson, transporting the pole on the same wagon used for the Liberty Bell. The monument is now on the shore of Leaser Lake at Jacksonville. His homestead, the Frederick and Catherine Leaser Farm, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 2004 for its significance in agriculture and architecture. Gallery File:Frederick Leaser Homestead, Lynn Township, PA.jpgFrederick Leaser Homestead, Lynn Township, File:Arrival of Liberty Bell in Allentown - 1777.jpgArrival of the Liberty Bell at Zion Reformed Church, watercolor by Davis Gray File:The Saving of the Liberty Bell Plaque, Zion Reformed Church, Allentown, PA.jpgThe Saving of the Liberty Bell Plaque at Zion Reformed Church File:Frederick Leaser Monument, Leaser Lake, PA - detail.jpgFrederick Leaser Monument at Leaser Lake See also * Liberty Bell Museum * List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lehigh County * Pennsylvania Dutch References External links Category:1738 births Category:1810 deaths Category:People from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Category:American people of German descent Category:German emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies Category:German Palatines Category:People of Pennsylvania in the French and Indian War Category:People of Pennsylvania in the American Revolution "
"The 94th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army created during the Spanish Civil War. It came to operate on the Teruel, Aragon and Segre fronts. History In March 1937, in Cuenca, the 94th Mixed Brigade was created, made up of recruits from the loyalist Quintos, and with remains of the old Iberia Column. The command of this unit was entrusted to the infantry commander José Ramos Chiva. The 94th MB was sent to the Battle of Brunete, although it did not participate. A few months later the unit was dissolved and dispersed. In September 1937, the brigade was reformed in Cartagena with marine infantry forces, under the command of Ginés Sánchez Balibrea. It was placed in the 34th Division and, later, in the 72nd Division - both divisions of 18th Army Corps. Initially it had its headquarters in Jódar, where it remained until it was called to participate in the Battle of Teruel (integrated into the 34th Division). During the Battle of Teruel, the unit played a prominent role both in the fighting in La Muela and in the taking of the city. In February 1938, the unit fought in the Battle of Alfambra. Two days later it joined the Perea Group, taking part in a failed counterattack against the nationalist advance. During all these operations the unit suffered severe wear and tear, for which it was withdrawn to Madrid, where it enjoyed a short period of rest. It was subjected to a reorganization and was reinforced with troops from the 95th Mixed Brigade, which would in fact be merged with the 94th Mixed Brigade. After the beginning of the Aragon Offensive, it was sent as reinforcement to the north of the Ebro. Around this time it became briefly integrated into the 70th Division. On April 18, the 94th MB was located in Sort, integrated into the 34th Division; the next day it was assigned to the 56th Division, in Castellciutat. The nationalist offensive caused the unit to be cornered in the Pyrenean area. However, when the nationalist attack was halted, at the end of April the 94th BM participated in the Republican assault on the nationalist bridgehead of Seròs, on the Segre River. To do this, the unit attacked the Peñas de Aolo in the Sierra de Pobo, without success. The fighting lasted until the beginning of May. For its performance in the fighting, the brigade was awarded the Medal of Valor. By then the unit was assigned to the 34th Division of the 10th Army Corps. On June 9, the unit crossed the Segre River through the Vilanova de la Barca area with the intention of establishing a bridgehead, an attempt that would end in failure. A few months later, in October, command of the unit passed to the commander Isidoro Fernández González. In December 1938 it was located in front of the Segre, having to face the new Catalonia offensive; Despite the resistance offered, it had to withdraw from its positions. It would continue to withdraw to the French border. Command ;Commanders * Ginés Sánchez Balibrea; * Isidoro Fernández González ;Commissars * Evaristo Torralba García ;Chiefs of Staff * Julio Pastoriza Díaz See also * Iberia Column * Mixed Brigades References Bibliography * Category:Military units and formations established in 1937 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Category:Mixed Brigades (Spain) "