8 Fast Facts About Hessians

Journal of the American Revolution ^ | August 19, 2014 | Bethany Collins

[Sirius Lee]

The original Connecticut Raggies.

[Salamander]

They had cool boots.

[NorthernDancer]

The first Scottish ancestor in my family to come here fought in the Revolutionary War for the British as a mercenary (likely because of the highland clearances) but decided to stay, first in the Mohawk Valley and then Western NY. Of the English colonists, a great, great grandfather fought ion the American side.

[Tallguy]

Yes, the Hessians were brought over as complete units — regiments. The full title of Colonel Rall — the Hessian commander at Trenton — was “Colonel-Proprietor. That kind of says it all about his status of the unite as a franchise manager.

[ABN 505]

Look out you may be paying reparations to some undeserving folks for what your family did or did not do. But I want to say thank you to your family for building a America that my ancesters wanted to come to.