<P> Hessians / ˈhɛʃən / were the 18th century German auxiliaries contracted for military service by the British government . They took their name from the German state of Hesse - Kassel . The British hired Hessian troops for combat duty in several eighteenth century conflicts , but they are most widely associated with combat operations in the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 -- 1783 ) . </P>
<P> Hessians / ˈhɛʃən / were the 18th century German auxiliaries contracted for military service by the British government . They took their name from the German state of Hesse - Kassel . The British hired Hessian troops for combat duty in several eighteenth century conflicts , but they are most widely associated with combat operations in the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 -- 1783 ) . </P>
who were mercenaries who fought for the british
who were mercenaries who fought for the british
Hessians
Hessians