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Much maligned by the Continental forces
in the American Revolution, the Hessians
were troops that were “rented”
from various Germanic principalities. These
men were not really mercenaries, as the
pay for their service in the “soldier
trade” went to their Princes. Though
all were labeled as Hessians, many came
from areas other than Hesse- Kassel, such
as Anspach- Bayreuth, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel,
Anhalt-Zerbst and Waldeck.
