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Who were the Hessian Soldiers of the American Revolution?

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The Hessian soldiers in the American Revolution fought on the side of the British.  These were mercenaries from Germany (one of the states of Germany is called Hesse and people from there are...

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Posted by pohnpei397 on October 22, 2009 at 6:14 AM

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