The term "Hessian" has been used to refer to all German troops serving in British service in North America since the 1770s.This is because the territories of Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Hanau supplied the vast majority of soldiers.
The Hessians, according to Baer, were what we call "auxiliary forces." They were not lone soldiers who joined Britain for monetary gain. They were troops raised by their respective German rulers, who then agreed to rent out complete military units with their own commanders to Britain. Although German troops are best known for their service in the northern theatre, they were involved in a variety of battles. The American lines at White Plains were crushed to death by Leopold Philip de Heister's Hessians. Hessians led by Wilhelm von Knyphausen overran the American protectors at Post Washington.
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