Why The Hessians Won The Revolutionary War

Winning a war is not easy, which is why the British hired a highly trained, German Mercenary group to fight the colonists. After a recent string of patriot victories, the British needed someone to help fight the colonists. So, they hired an army from Prince Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel to bolster their ranks, and gain control of the colonies. These mercenaries were known as the Hessians. The Hessians were German soldiers hired to help the British in the American Revolution, but after the war many of them deserted, and settled in America. Most Hessians came from Hesse-Cassel, even though they weren’t technically mercenaries. Most originated from Hesse-Cassel, but some came from all across Germany. Although people think of the Hessians as mercenaries, they weren’t actually mercenaries, as they were not the ones getting the money from the British. It was actually Prince Frederick II who made a considerable amount of money from the British in the Revolutionary War. The British hired approximately 30,000 troops to help take control of the

The Hessians had been hired while Washington trailed General Howe before the Battle of new York. It was them that overwhelmed the Patriots in the Siege on Fort Washington. As much as the Hessians seemed to be of help to the British, it also sometimes hindered them, such as the Battle of Trenton, where the Hessians were too blinded by their celebration of Christmas from the night before that it was hard for them to fight the Patriots. Some Hessians didn’t even like being in the Hessian army, and chose to desert them and the british to run off and settle in America, although it didn’t work out, as most of them turned into criminals. But, some of them went on to actually help the Patriots in winning the War against the British. Most Hessians didn’t actually like being Hessians, they were treated poorly, and most of all, they didn’t even get paid for their