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.
During the American Revolutionary War, the British used Hessians to help fight the war. These were European mercenaries that were not noted to be effective in the war.
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They fought for justice then again they had to
Redcoats(british), Hessians german soldiers also called mercenaries. These soldiers fought not out of loyalty but for pay
One disadvantage towards the Loyalists (the British) was that their soldiers were mercenaries which means that they fought for money, while the Patriots (the Americans) had soldiers who fought for freedom.
The 30,000 troops that the British hired from Germany to help fight the colonist were known as Hessian mercenaries. They fought in the American Revolutionary War and wore their own German uniforms.
NO!!! The British still employ/use mercenaries today. They are the Ghurka Regiment of the British Army. In formal legalistic terms they are mercenaries.
They were known as the Hessian Mercenaries.
In the War of Independence, the Germanic Hessians fought for and with British soldiers.
British mercenaries were soldiers that fought for pay and were not a regular part of the army. Mercenaries were an important part of some of Britain's early war efforts, though they are seldom used today.
They fought for justice then again they had to
Redcoats(british), Hessians german soldiers also called mercenaries. These soldiers fought not out of loyalty but for pay
One disadvantage towards the Loyalists (the British) was that their soldiers were mercenaries which means that they fought for money, while the Patriots (the Americans) had soldiers who fought for freedom.
They are known as mercenaries.
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.
Hessians
The 30,000 troops that the British hired from Germany to help fight the colonist were known as Hessian mercenaries. They fought in the American Revolutionary War and wore their own German uniforms.
These would be Hessians.
NO!!! The British still employ/use mercenaries today. They are the Ghurka Regiment of the British Army. In formal legalistic terms they are mercenaries.