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The German soldiers who fought with the British against the colonists were called?

The Hessian Soliders


Who is a Hessian mercenary from george washingtons socks?

Hessian soldiers were mercenary German soldiers, meaning they were paid to fight on another country's behalf. They fought against the American colonists, on the side of the British, in the Revolutionary War.


What is the main difference between hessian soldiers and patriots?

The difference between Hessian and Patriots soldiers is that Hessian soldiers were against independence because they were figthing againts the colonists


What did the colonists realize after fighting alongside British soldiers?

They were very different from the British soldiers and wanted to declare independence from England.


Why did the british soldiers kill colonists in the Boston massacre?

Because the British soldiers hated the colonists' guts.


True or false Hessian's were hired German soldiers who fought for the colonist?

False. Hessians were German soldiers hired by the British to fight against the American colonists during the American Revolutionary War, not for them. These troops were primarily from the region of Hesse and were contracted out to the British government to supplement their military forces.


German mercenaries hired by the british to fight during the American revolutionary war?

Hessian (soldiers)


What did the colonists had to follow the laws of?

what rules did the colonists have to follow


What was the turning point of the war between the colonist and the british?

Washington's defeat of the Hessian soldiers at the Battle of Trenton.


Who led Boston massacre?

A colonist and a British soldier got into a fight more colonists and British soldiers arrived, the colonists were throwing snowballs and calling the British soldiers names. A few of the British soldier's fired into the crowd killing a few colonists.


What was the term applied by the british to the colonists?

The colonists called the British soldiers Red Coats. This is because of the uniforms they wore, which were red. The British called the colonists Yankees.


What did colonists call British Soldiers?

The British soldiers were (aptly enough) called "redcoats".