Hessians in the Revolution

Join the York County History Center for their January Second Saturday Program that will feature Michael Jesberger. A historical reenactor and lecturer, Jesberger  will share the story of one of America’s oldest foes and their unique role in the American Revolutionary War. The program will include Hessian reproduction uniforms, equipment, maps and eyewitness accounts. The Hessians were soldiers from Northern Germany who were rented from German princes to fight for the British in the Revolutionary War. Although six German princes rented out their troops to the British, the Hessians, from Hesse-Kassel in Hesse were the most numerous and most important, making up about 17,000 of the 30,000 total troops sent.