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No. In the 18th century, prisoners of war were treated differently than they are today, and both the Hessians and their prisoners upheld a strong code of honour. Therefore, it was not uncommon to simply keep prisoners under the understanding that they would not try to run away--that meant no Fencing them in or locking them up. Sometimes they were even allowed to go and hunt for their own food.
Hessians are often portrayed as vicious, brutal mercenaries. This is a remnant from an 18th century Propaganda campaign directed against them, even going so far as to claim they would eat children (keep in mind that in the 18th century, information was not as readily available, and many people actually believed these claims!) While the British spoke the same language as the Americans, the Hessians spoke German. They wore very long hair and moustaches, while Americans were clean shaven. This added to the scary foreign effect as well, making it easy for the American propagandists to portray them as foreign, inhuman, and bloodthirsty brutes who tortured their prisoners and did terrible things to their enemies. In fact, the Hessians, being members of professional armies, were some of the "best behaved" troops in the war, but the wartime demonisation of them continues in popular culture to this day.
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∙ 10y agoThey probbably took them to their death.
In the 18th century, prisoners of war were treated differently than they are today, and both the Hessians and their prisoners upheld a strong code of honour. Therefore, it was not uncommon to simply keep prisoners under the understanding that they would not try to run away--that meant no fencing them in or locking them up. Sometimes they were even allowed to go and hunt for their own food.
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What are German soldiers who helped the british?
The Hessians fought with the British.
The German soldiers who fought with the British against the colonists were called?
The Hessian Soliders
Why were the hessians so tall?
they had tall hats
What term describes hessians in the declaration?
foreign mercenaries
What country was the homeland of the Hessians?
The Hessians were hired from Germany. The majority of them were from the Hesse region (hence the name), but some of them were mercenary units hired from other parts of Germany as well.
Do prisnors live in a cell?
Yes
What is the novel prisnors of zenda hero person?
second person
How do prisnors in solitary confinement communicate?
through radiator pipes.
What soldiers did Hessians hire?
The Hessians were German mercenaries, so they were Germans.
What are German soldiers who helped the british?
The Hessians fought with the British.
How do you pronounce Hessians?
Hessians is pronounced "he-shuns."
In January 1776 the British pushed the colonists toward independence by hiring mercenaries?
they hired hessians from hess casel in Germany
What were the hessians gain from fighting in the war?
The Hessians were being paid to fight in the war, they were mercenaries
Were the Hessians at Culloden?
Yes, a small number of Hessians aided the English forces at Culloden.
Where there prisnors in the Tower of London?
Yes. The last prisoner was Rudolf Hess during World War 2
The German soldiers who fought with the British against the colonists were called?
The Hessian Soliders
Did Hessians wear blue and blackuniforms?
Hessians wore navy blue uniforms with red collars and cuffs.
