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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hessians proved decisive to the British victory, and subsequently fought in almost every battle that year. By 1777, the British used them mainly as garrison and patrol troops. Hessians fought at the Battle of Bennington, the turning point of the Saratoga campaign.

Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30, 000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the American rebels. These soldiers traveled along with accompanying civilians, including hundreds of women and children.

Detailed explanation-4: -Great Britain hired 34, 000 German soldiers, of which more than half, 18, 000, were from the Principality of Hesse-Kassel, which resulted in all German soldiers being generalized as “Hessians.” The remaining soldiers were from states such as Anhalt-Zerbst, Anspach-Beyreuth, Brunswick, Hannover, Hesse-Hanau, and Waldeck.

Detailed explanation-5: -Washington and his troops captured a group of mercenaries that had been hired by the British to fight the colonists. Britain hired almost 30, 000 of these troops from modern day Germany.