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They were not mercenaries in the strictest sense. Hesse, and the other territories where the "Hessians" came from, were still under feudal rule at the time of the American revolution, so Hessian soldiers were impressed into military service by their lords, who then "rented" them to Great Britain.repoman wrote: I was always under the impression that Hessians were despised as especially cruel, course, and money grubbing (being mercenaries). I could be wrong.
They were primarily well drilled, which was most important in linear warfare. It was the Prussian officer von Steuben, who drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge, turning it into a formidable army that would win many victories under Washington.Sagrilarus wrote: The Hessians have a good reputation here as fine combatants who got paid by the other side. They captured Charleston when British troops couldn't. Again, they brought expertise.
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Note that George III was of German descent and Protestant, and that Britain had a close alliance with German states before the Declaration. Kind of an early NATO. It appeared as a betrayal to American colonists that the British brought in foreigners to suppress them, which is a pretty ballsy claim after calling George a tyrant and telling him to piss off.
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repoman wrote: OH! And notice how the "N" in Turn is written in the Cyrillic style....
Coincidence?
Unfortunately, in Cyrillic, that is not an 'N' it is, in fact, an "i", making the name of the show TURI...
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It's clearly communist propaganda intended to undermine American patriotism.repoman wrote: I also like how the captured British dude was really strong during the interrogation. Not giving up and mocking his captors. Good stuff.
OH! And notice how the "N" in Turn is written in the Cyrillic style....
Coincidence?
Communists really hate American patriots. They foiled the first invasion attempt of America as presented in the documentary Red Dawn.
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Still not too keen on the good guys. I do like the main characters contact, the bearded guy.
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-- sourceGENERAL FUCKING HOWE wrote: "You are much deceived, if you suppose there are not many loyal and peaceable subjects in that country. I may safely assert that the insurgents are very few in comparison to the whole people... With respect to the few, who I am told desire to separate themselves from the mother country, I trust, when they find they are not supported in their frantic ideas by the more moderate which I have described, they will fear of punishment and subside to the laws."
The irony is not lost on me that General Howe actually did want to take my freedoms.
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