Here, outnumbered Continental troops defeated the Hessians. Here, revolutionary soldiers (artillery members) held advantageous high ground near Five Points, a position that enhanced victory.

Doctor, Jacobite and Brigadier General, Hugh Mercer was a great friend of George Washington. He fought the English and ...

Members of 3AMC at Nadzab base prepare supplies for delivery to forward areas on the ground in New Guinea, May 1944. The men ...

The clue read: “During the American Revolution, one German state made about 13 years of tax revenue by renting out soldiers known as these.” “What are Hessian mercenaries?” he answered ...

It would have been easy for those soldiers to have slipped off into the ... and surprise and defeat the Hessians there on Dec. 26, 1776. That victory, more than any other, changed the fortunes ...

Born in the picturesque Hessian village of Thalau in 1895 ... Fulfilling a variety of roles, he interrogated Polish soldiers in a prisoner-of-war camp and Jewish fighters who had participated ...

That battle drew renewed attention in 2022 after the skeletal remains of 15 Hessian soldiers fighting for Great Britain found inside a 4 1/2-foot deep trench about 400 yards from the main parking ...

Hughie Wilson’s ugly end is not well known outside the district where he lived and died. What happened to the World War II ...

He was something of a swagman, except he had a permanent camp and the road he tramped was into Colac to pick up supplies in the hessian bag he always carried. He had relatives in town and saw them ...