WORLD HISTORY

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: -European nations supported the colonists rather than Great Britain during the American Revolution due to long-standing bitterness toward Britain, and because the colonies had proven themselves a formidable force during the war. France was the first European nation to ally with the colonies during the Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Germans were involved in the Revolutionary War from the very beginning, on both sides of the conflict. German-Americans, especially in the area around Philadelphia, chose sides (or tried to remain neutral) like everyone else.

Detailed explanation-4: -The “German Battalion” (also known as the “German Regiment” or 8th Maryland) was an infantry formation of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Authorized in May 1776 as an extra Continental regiment, the battaltion recruited ethnic Germans from Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-5: -The colonists had a large, well-trained army compared to the British. In the early years of the war, the size of the Continental Army dwindled largely because soldiers left as their year of service was completed. Hessians were hired German soldiers who fought for the British.