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Of course, they played a pivotal role yet the British lost.

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The assumption in the question is false. At the time 'Germany' consisted of over 300 more or less sovereign states. It was, above all, Hessen that helped Britain. Hessen was one of the worst run German states and their unscrupulous ruler hired out his army for cash.

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