Next up: They hope to locate descendants of the Hessian mercenaries left in a mass grave after a failed attack on an American fort in October 1777.

Far from being brutal drunken mercenaries, the Hessian soldiers George Washington faced down in December 1776 were professional soldiers with history and values of their own. Washington’s bold and ...

Then in August 1775, King George III sent over 20,000 Hessian mercenaries to hunt down, kill and disarm the colonists not loyal to England.

Then in August 1775, King George III sent over 20,000 Hessian mercenaries to hunt down, kill and disarm the colonists not loyal to England.

Then in August 1775, King George III sent over 20,000 Hessian mercenaries to hunt down, kill and disarm the colonists not loyal to England.

They return via a bridge. Washington's fighters, on the other hand, continued on to Trenton, where they routed the Hessian mercenaries stationed there by the British.

Washington's troops marched eight miles downriver before battling Hessian mercenaries in the streets of Trenton. Thirty Hessians were killed, and two Continental soldiers froze to death on the march.

Indeed, Hessian mercenaries were recruited. President Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural captured the spirit of national unity: “But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.

Washington’s troops marched 8 miles (13 kilometers) downriver before battling Hessian mercenaries in the streets of Trenton. Thirty Hessians were killed, and two Continental soldiers froze to ...

Then in August 1775, King George III sent over 20,000 Hessian mercenaries to hunt down, kill and disarm the colonists not loyal to England.