Project Gutenberg 2013-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 221 Lowell, Edward J. (Edward Jackson) 1845 1894 Lowell, Edward Jackson Verschuer, Otto Christoph von Verschuer, O. C. von The Hessians and the other German auxiliaries of Great Britain in the Revolutionary War. German Die Hessen und die andern deutschen Hilfstruppen im Kriege gross-britanniens gegen Amerika, 1776-1783 Produced by Peter Becker, Karl Eichwalder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Die Hessen und die andern deutschen Hilfstruppen im Kriege Gross-Britanniens gegen Amerika 1776-1783" by Edward J. Lowell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the role of German auxiliary troops, commonly known as the Hessians, who fought for Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. It aims to provide a detailed examination of their involvement, the circumstances surrounding their recruitment, and the socio-political context of the time. The opening of the book introduces the context of German princes who supplied troops to Britain during the American Revolution, highlighting their motivations and the systemic practice of selling soldiers as mercenaries. It discusses the historical background of the region, particularly the state of Hessen-Cassel and its landgrave, Friedrich II, who played a significant role in this trade. Through discussions of contracts and the political atmosphere in 18th-century Germany, the author seeks to debunk myths surrounding these soldiers while offering insight into their experiences and the societal conditions that led to their deployment in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44049/44049-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, German E201 Text Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 572567 2025-08-17T16:34:01.223021 text/html 545657 2024-10-23T19:20:00 text/html 1102350 2025-08-17T16:34:07.641938 application/epub+zip 1107759 2025-08-17T16:34:02.288008 application/epub+zip 260480 2025-08-17T16:34:01.763272 application/epub+zip 1272533 2025-08-17T16:34:12.321921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1216265 2025-08-17T16:34:07.071947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369878 2022-09-20T06:22:31.930370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518966 2025-08-17T16:34:00.410010 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 498814 2024-10-23T19:20:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17428 2025-08-17T16:34:12.476909 application/rdf+xml 11325 2025-08-17T16:34:01.849961 image/jpeg 2226 2025-08-17T16:34:01.808968 image/jpeg 1008664 2025-08-17T16:34:01.301023 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia