In the summer of 1776 a massive British fleet sailed into New York harbor, bearing 25,000 British troops and 10,000 Hessians, who were making their first appearance in the war. Most, but not all of them were from Hesse, one of several small Germanic states where the ruler made most of his money by renting out the young men of his domain as soldiers. These were highly trained professional soldiers, who came with their own officers, and who soon established their reputation for efficiency, and for brutality, as well as for greed when plundering, which was their main source of income.
Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Day in 1776. They defeated the Hessians in an encounter known as the Battle of Trenton.
The first two battles of the Revolutionary War that were fought were the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
British I think but not sure
the women were nurses and Africans and young men fought in the war..
The last skirmish, not battle of the Revolutionary War was the skirmish of Cedar Creek fought in Manahawkin January of 1783.
We fought the British and the Hessians in the Revolutionary war.
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.
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.
The British Empire, its American colonies, France as an ally of the colonials and German troops ('Hessians') who fought for the British.
In the War of Independence, the Germanic Hessians fought for and with British soldiers.
Germany fought in the American Revolutionary war. The Hessians were paid by England to do so. Germany also fought in Operation Freedom in Iraq as well.
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Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Day in 1776. They defeated the Hessians in an encounter known as the Battle of Trenton.
Literally, the American Revolution, although the Hessians were only mercenaries hired by Britain. In full actuality, two American wars have been fought against Hessians: World War I and World War II. A reference: Hessians were German/Prussian mercenaries.
he fought in the revolutionary war.
About 30,000. Nearly one-fourty of the Crown Forces in the American War of Independence were Hessian.
The likely word is the plural proper noun "Hessians" used for hired German soldiers who fought for the British in the Revolutionary War, although not all were from Hesse.