Adams knew the American Revolution had to ... fleet of 30,000 soldiers and Hessian mercenaries, German soldiers-for-hire. A crucial turning point in the war came at the end of 1777, in Saratoga ...

For at least some of the Hessians, this whole war was a nightmare that they felt ... that they were ordered to kill Americans to put down a revolution.

However, almost all of them stayed to cross the Delaware, march to Trenton, and surprise and defeat the Hessians there ... 25 years later in the Revolutionary War. He guided the proceedings ...