Digital Learning Commons: American Revolution: Hessians

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Hessians
Good overview of the role of Hessians, or German mercenaries, during the war.

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Head, David. “Hessians.” The Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington, The George Washington Presidential Library, www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/hessians/.
8 Fast Facts About Hessians
A few important facts about the Hessians who served in America during the war.

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Collins, Bethany. “8 Fast Facts About Hessians.” Journal of the American Revolution, 28 Aug. 2016, allthingsliberty.com/2014/08/8-fast-facts-about-hessians/.
The Hessian Perspective
From the book Hessians: Mercenaries, Rebels, and the War for British North America, a look at the Hessian perspective during the war.

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Crytzer, Brady J. “Johann Ewald.” Hessians: Mercenaries, Rebels, and the War for British North America, Westholme Publishing, Yardley, PA, 2015, pp. 3–7, www.amrevmuseum.org/read-the-revolution/history/hessian-perspective.
Journal of the American Revolution
In-depth look at the Hessian army that helped serve the British during the war.

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Ross, David. “The Hessian Jägerkorps in New York and Pennsylvania, 1776-1777.” Journal of the American Revolution, 28 Aug. 2016, allthingsliberty.com/2015/05/the-hessian-jagerkorps-in-new-york-and-pennsylvania-1776-1777/.

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Hesse-Kassel	Landgrave Frederick II
Johann Rall	Wilhelm von Knyphausen
"The Sale of the Hessians"	Baron Oberst Franz Carl Erdmann von Seitz
Jägers, Hussars, and Grenadiers

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