Hesse-Kassel army

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:activeDuring 18th century
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:German_mercenaries
gptkbp:contributedTo British_military_efforts
gptkbp:disbanded 1806
Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:engagesIn Siege of Yorktown
European_conflicts
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:Kassel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hesse-Kassel army
gptkbp:influencedBy Prussian_military_tactics
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Charleston
gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Washington
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Long Island
Battle of White Plains
Battle of Eutaw Springs
Battle of King's Mountain
Battle of Savannah
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Newport
gptkbp:issuedBy Hesse-Kassel_state
gptkbp:knownFor historical significance
logistical support
military organization
military discipline
combat effectiveness
cavalry units
command structure
military hierarchy
field operations
high discipline
artillery units
strategic maneuvers
training standards
battlefield tactics
use of light infantry
mercenary service
effective skirmishing tactics
loyalty_to_the_British_crown
use_of_Hessian_troops
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Knyphausen
Johann_von_Lossberg
gptkbp:notableFor service_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:North_America
Europe
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hesse-Kassel
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Landgrave_of_Hesse-Kassel
Hesse region
gptkbp:servedIn British_commanders
gptkbp:training drill and discipline
gptkbp:usedIn Napoleonic Wars