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- Hessian (soldier) - Wikipedia
Hessians fought at the Battle of Bennington, the turning point of the Saratoga campaign At Saratoga, approximately 1,000 Hessians were defeated; being killed or captured by a raw, untrained militia force from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts
- Hessians - American Battlefield Trust
Great Britain hired 34,000 German soldiers, of which more than half, 18,000, were from the Principality of Hesse-Kassel, which resulted in all German soldiers being generalized as “Hessians ”
- Hessians - George Washingtons Mount Vernon
The term "Hessians" refers to the approximately 30,000 German troops hired by the British to help fight during the American Revolution They were principally drawn from the German state of Hesse-Cassel, although soldiers from other German states also saw action in America
- Why Germans Fought in the Revolutionary War—for the British
Since more than half of the troops came from the two provinces of Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Hanau, they were lumped together in America by the catch-all nickname “Hessians ”
- Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
These German troops, collectively known as Hessians, are among the most misunderstood participants in the American Revolution Historian Robert K Wright Jr explains this results from several myths that have stuck for over two centuries
- The Role of the Hessians in the American War Effort
The Hessians, German mercenaries hired by the British during the American Revolution, played a significant role not only in military engagements but also in the cultural and social dynamics of the time
- Hessian Soldiers • FamilySearch
The term Hessian Soldiers generally refers to German auxiliary troops hired by Great Britain to fight in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) alongside British troops At the commencement of the war, King George III of Great Britain needed additional troops to increase his fighting power
- The Hessians - U-S-History. com
Even though mercenaries came to America from other German states, they were known, then and now, as Hessians It is estimated that nearly 30,000 Germans served with the British in America
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