Hessians were German soldiers who fought along side King George III’s British troops and had a key role in may Revolutionary War battles. The skull was one of only two complete crania recovered ...

Of the many myths regarding the Revolutionary War, none seem as widespread as the idea that the “Hessians” were “mercenaries ... The situation was very similar for the German-speaking soldiers who ...

While John Adams called for a declaration of independence in the Continental Congress, a down-on-his-luck Englishman named Thomas Paine sounded the clarion call for revolution in January 1776 ...