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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticSelig, Robert A.
Title, AnalyticBarbarous Strangers? The Myth and Reality of the Hessian Mercenary
Journal TitleGerman Life
Place of PublicationLaVale, MD
PublisherZeitgeist Publishing,
Date of Publication2018
Volume IDDecember [2018]/January 2010
Location in Work18-21
Address/AvailabilityZeitgeist Publishing, 1068 National Highway, LaVale, MD 21502
View Onlinehttp://www.germanlife.com/
ISSN1075-2382
AbstractThe Hessians brought the Christmas tree to the United States. Eventually numbering over 30,000, msny of the mercenary soldiers brought to support the British in the Revolutionary War did not really realize where they were or what they were fighting for. And many stayed on in the new country when the war was over.
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Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsRevolution, 1775-1783/ Soldiers