Hessian Light Infantry

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hessian_Light_Infantry
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Wilhelm_von_Knyphausen
gptkbp:country gptkb:Hesse
gptkbp:disbanded 1783
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Princeton
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Southern_Campaigns
gptkbp:historical_significance foreign troops in American Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hessian Light Infantry
gptkbp:influenced_by European military tactics
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:known_for discipline
light infantry tactics
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brooklyn
gptkb:Battle_of_Stony_Point
gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Washington
gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Long_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah
gptkb:Battle_of_White_Plains
gptkb:Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs
gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkb:Battle_of_King's_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Monmouth
gptkb:Battle_of_Newport
gptkbp:notable_for mercenary service
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:18th_century
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Hessian_Army
gptkbp:participated_in Winter at Valley Forge
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:Hesse-Kassel
gptkbp:replaced_by other military units
gptkbp:strength varied by campaign
gptkbp:tactics_used skirmishing
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:blue
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hessian_soldiers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5