Hessian auxiliary corps in North America

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The Hessian auxiliary corps in North America were German troops hired by Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War to bolster its forces against the rebelling colonies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf auxiliary military force
early modern mercenary contingent
aftermath many soldiers settled in North America after the war
alsoFromState Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Landgraviate of Hesse-Hanau
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
surface form: Margraviate of Ansbach-Bayreuth

Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
Principality of Waldeck
approximateStrength about 30000 soldiers
casualtiesAndLosses thousands killed, wounded, captured, or deserted
commander Carl von Donop
Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
Johann Rall
Leopold Philipp von Heister
Wilhelm von Knyphausen
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
employer Kingdom of Great Britain
endTime 1783
financedBy British subsidies to German princes
historicalReputation often portrayed as mercenaries by American revolutionaries
language German
legacy contributed to German-American communities in the United States and Canada
legalStatus auxiliaries under subsidy treaties
notableEngagement Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Fort Washington
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Trenton
Battle of White Plains
Siege of Savannah
Siege of Yorktown
notableEvent capture of large Hessian force at Trenton in 1776
notableUnit Hessian troops
surface form: Hessian Jäger corps

Rall’s brigade at Trenton
opponent Continental Army
Patriot militias
partOf British Army in North America
surface form: British forces in the American Revolutionary War
primaryOriginState Landgraviate of Hesse
surface form: Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
recruitmentBasis conscription in German principalities
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
startTime 1776
theaterOfOperations North America
Thirteen Colonies
typeOfService artillery
infantry
light troops (jägers)
usedBy British Army

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Wilhelm von Knyphausen commanded Hessian auxiliary corps in North America