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Redcoats(british), Hessians german soldiers also called mercenaries. These soldiers fought not out of loyalty but for pay
no one fought in it. it was just soldiers with guns and colonist were throwing rocks and sticks at them.In the Boston massacre the English soldiers and the colonist "fought" in the battle.
They were called Hessians, because many of them came from the Hesse-Kassel principality (of the Holy Roman Empire, in Germany), which "rented" conscripted soldiers to George III in order to finance opulent lifestyles for the "Landgrave" or ruler of the region, Frederic II (1720-1785).
The Hessians were German auxiliary soldiers who were hired by King George to fight the Patriots in the colonies. Although fighting under the their own flag, the Hessians were under the command of British officers. Approximately 30,000 of them fought in The War of Independence.
Both the Hessians and the Minutemen fought against the British during the American Revolution. The Hessians were German soldiers hired by the British army, while the Minutemen were American militia members who were ready to fight at a minute's notice. The Loyalists, on the other hand, were colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown and supported the British forces.
The Hessians fought with the British.
The Hessian Soliders
Redcoats(british), Hessians german soldiers also called mercenaries. These soldiers fought not out of loyalty but for pay
The Hessians fought as a mercenary army.
In the War of Independence, the Germanic Hessians fought for and with British soldiers.
no one fought in it. it was just soldiers with guns and colonist were throwing rocks and sticks at them.In the Boston massacre the English soldiers and the colonist "fought" in the battle.
These would be Hessians.
They were called Hessians, because many of them came from the Hesse-Kassel principality (of the Holy Roman Empire, in Germany), which "rented" conscripted soldiers to George III in order to finance opulent lifestyles for the "Landgrave" or ruler of the region, Frederic II (1720-1785).
The German mercenaries that fought for Britain in the Revolutionary War were called Hessians deriving their name from the German state they were from, The Duchy of Hesse.
The Hessians were German auxiliary soldiers who were hired by King George to fight the Patriots in the colonies. Although fighting under the their own flag, the Hessians were under the command of British officers. Approximately 30,000 of them fought in The War of Independence.
The likely word is the plural proper noun "Hessians" used for hired German soldiers who fought for the British in the Revolutionary War, although not all were from Hesse.
Both the Hessians and the Minutemen fought against the British during the American Revolution. The Hessians were German soldiers hired by the British army, while the Minutemen were American militia members who were ready to fight at a minute's notice. The Loyalists, on the other hand, were colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown and supported the British forces.