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- Hessian (soldier) - Wikipedia
The 1972 novel The Hessian, by Howard Fast, concerns a young Hessian drummer who is executed in reprisal for the mistaken hanging of an autistic villager by his officer
- Hessians - George Washingtons Mount Vernon
George Washington and the Continental Army faced Hessian forces on numerous occasions, including the Battle of Trenton Hiring a foreign army was not unusual in the eighteenth century
- Hessians - American Battlefield Trust
This page explains who the Hessian soldiers of the American Revolution were, and why they fought for Great Britain
- Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
Contrary to popular belief that the Americans quickly routed drunk Hessian troops, David Head notes that Rall’s men put up stiff resistance However, Hessian troops were soon surrounded by Washington’s troops and forced to surrender Washington’s troops took over 800 Hessian prisoners at Trenton
- The Most Complete Guide to the Hessian Soldier and Mercenary
The Hessian system of discipline was different from the British system in that they made more use of corporal punishment The most common punishment was 30 lashes, and for more serious offenses, the soldiers were forced to run through the gauntlet in which they were pummeled by their peers
- Why Germans Fought in the Revolutionary War—for the British
During almost the entire Revolutionary War, at least a third of the British regular army was composed of Hessian soldiers German troops fought in every major British victory and defeat from 1776
- “Hessian” - War History
Owing to the predominance of troops from the last two related states, “Hessian” became the common description for any German soldier, although that was not appreciated by the other troops
- Hessian Soldiers - Ancestry
In fact, Hessian soldiers were actually a well-trained fighting unit and part of a long-standing European tradition of auxiliary armies By the time war broke out, King George III was strapped for soldiers and so turned to the German states for men
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