Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190249632ISBN-10:190249633UPC:9780190249632Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Modern, MilitaryBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 18th Century, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.80 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCV7QKVVA0
Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War
Between 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans. Collectively known as Hessians, they actually came from six German territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Over the course of the war, members of the German corps, including women and children, spent extended periods of time in locations as dispersed and varied as Canada in the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190249632ISBN-10:190249633UPC:9780190249632Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Modern, MilitaryBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 18th Century, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.80 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCV7QKVVA0
Friederike Baer is Associate Professor of History and Division Head for Arts and Humanities at Pennsylvania State University, Abington College. Her research focuses on the experiences of German-speaking people in North America from the Revolutionary period to the late nineteenth century. Her publications include the monograph The Trial of Frederick Eberle: Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in...
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