Interestingly enough regarding Washington’s Army I saw a quote attributed to a German officer in the British army (I assume a Hessian or some other German merc.!) at the Yorktown surrender. He claimed as much as 1/4 of Washington’s ranks were black. That’s a lot so I am a bit skeptical.
Has anyone else seen or heard of this quote?
I would like to find it source.
That’s nonsense—not that many free blacks in America.