Hessian troops in America

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hessian_troops_in_America

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:capturedBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton
gptkbp:casualtiesAtTrenton	about 900 captured
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Leopold_Philip_de_Heister gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Knyphausen
gptkbp:fate	many returned to Germany some settled in America after war
gptkbp:firstEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_Long_Island
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith	gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Hessian troops in America
gptkbp:landedAt	1776
gptkbp:language	gptkb:German
gptkbp:largestContingentFrom	gptkb:Hesse-Kassel
gptkbp:legacy	term 'Hessian' became synonymous with German mercenaries in America
gptkbp:motive	paid service
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Hessians
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton gptkb:Battle_of_White_Plains gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkbp:notableEvent	surprised at Trenton on December 26, 1776
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Johann_Rall
gptkbp:numberOfStatesRepresented	6 German states
gptkbp:numberOfTroops	about 30,000
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Hesse-Kassel other German states
gptkbp:otherStatesRepresented	gptkb:Brunswick gptkb:Anhalt-Zerbst gptkb:Ansbach-Bayreuth gptkb:Hesse-Hanau Waldeck
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Hessian_Army
gptkbp:reputation	disciplined feared by American colonists well-trained
gptkbp:role	auxiliary troops
gptkbp:treaty	Treaty of Subsidy (with Britain)
gptkbp:type	gptkb:grenadiers gptkb:infantry artillery jägers (light infantry)
gptkbp:uniform	blue
gptkbp:usedFor	combat operations garrison duty guarding supply lines
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Knyphausen gptkb:General_Wilhelm_von_Knyphausen
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8