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who were the Hessians

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they were soldiers

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The Hessians /ˈhɛʃən/ were 18th-century German auxiliaries contracted for military service by the British government, who found it easier to borrow money to pay for their service than to recruit its own soldiers. They took their name from the German region of Hesse.

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