The ultimate outcome of the American Revolutionary War was
foreordained when England turned to the European continent to
obtain soldiers. Rulers of six small German states (Hesse-Cassel,
Hesse-Hanau, Brunswick, Waldeck, Ansbach-Bayreuth and
Anhalt-Zerbst) signed treaties with England whereby troop units
were placed in English service. These Hessians represented
one-third of all combatants serving the Crown during the American
Revolutionary War. They were good soldiers; however, they may have
been one of the primary reasons that England lost her American
colonies. They came as enemies, but many became compatriots and
fellow-fighters for freedom and the independence of the United
States. This detailed account of the Hessian's contribution to this
nation's growth includes the Waldeck Articles of War, 1775 (both
the German and English versions); and examines the role of women
with the Hessian units. Seven color plates and a bibliography
enhance the text. The author has researched the role of the
Hessians in the American Revolutionary War for more than fifty
years; published thirty books, primarily based on his translations
of Hessian documents; and lectured on Hessians. He is a recipient
of the Benjamin Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award from the
American Revolution Roundtable of Philadelphia and the Gold Good
Citizen Medal from the National Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution.
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