THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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A British Soldier
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A German Mercenary
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A man who took part in guerrilla warfare
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A minuteman
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -hes·sian ˈhe-shən. capitalized. : a native of Hesse. : a German mercenary serving in the British forces during the American Revolution. broadly : a mercenary soldier.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because the majority of soldiers were supplied by the territories of Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Hanau, the label “Hessian” has been used since the 1770s to describe all German troops in British service in North America, regardless of place of origin.
Detailed explanation-4: -In all, 30, 000 Hessians fought for the British during the Revolutionary War, but they weren’t bloodthirsty “mercenaries” motivated by greed, says Friederike Baer, a history professor at Penn State Abington, and author of Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.