The two lists below include all posts related to the German soldiers in the Revolutionary war to date. The first list is sorted by year; the second list is sorted by location.

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General Posts (unspecified Year and Location)

• About the “Hessians” and this Website
• Reviews and other Praise for Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War

List of Posts sorted by Year

1776 to 1783

• Collecting Rarities. 1776 to 1783
• Friederike Riedesel, War Correspondent, 1776 to 1783
• Shot Dead, Died of Disease, Deserted. Savannah, 1778 to 1782
• Yellow Cloth, Braids, and Tassels. Regiment von Riedesel, 1776 to 1783

1776

• A Beard like a Rebel. New York, 1776.
• Evil and Disobedient Rebels. Long Island, August 1776
• I am Not Tormented by Boredom. On the Atlantic Ocean, 1776.
• “Mister Wassington” Might Have a Headache. New York, 1776
• One Moment I am an Englishmen and the next a Hessian. New York, 1776.
• Target Practice. Quebec, 1776/7
• The Trade in Soldiers. Germany, 1776

1777

• An unwelcome Bedfellow. Philadelphia, 1777
• Dotty, Sangarie, and Sollibob. Newport, RI, 1777
• Esteemed Parents! Dearest Brother! Quebec, 1777
• Gambling, Balls, and Comedies. Philadelphia, 1777/78
• Good Night, Peace. Philadelphia, 1777
• Hanau Jäger with St. Leger’s Expedition. Quebec, 1777
• No Doubt, Victory will be on Our Side. New York, 1777
• So Slender, Beautiful, and Strong. Saratoga, October 1777
• The Customs Here are not the Best. Philadelphia, 1777/8
• The Numbers do not Add up. The Third Waldeck Regiment, 1777
• The Unfortunate Affair with Donop, New Jersey, 1777.

1778

• A Very Exhausting March. Philadelphia to New York, 1778
• Most Sincere and Loyal Friends. New York, 1778
• “Musskiten.” Staten Island, 1778
• Sailing to Savannah. Georgia, 1778
• The Beautiful American Things. Boston, 1778
• This Damned Paper Money. Philadelphia, 1778
• Yankee Doodle Custom. Rhode Island, 1778.

1779

• A Country Town Consumed by Flames. Connecticut, 1779
• O Mississippi! West Florida, 1779

1780

1781

• Heaven would not want this to become the history of England. Yorktown, 1781.
• Exceedingly Sad Winters. Canada, 1781
• The Officers were Chosen by Lot. New York, 1781.

1782

• Recruit Johann Gottfried Moosdorf, Braunschweig, 1782
• The Fault is Not With the Muskets But With the Cartridges. Braunschweig, 1781/1782.

1783

1784 and later

• “5 Mohren Tamboure.” Braunschweig, 1787

List of Posts sorted by Location

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• Collecting Rarities. 1776 to 1783
• Friederike Riedesel, War Correspondent, 1776 to 1783
• Yellow Cloth, Braids, and Tassels. Regiment von Riedesel, 1776 to 1783
• The Numbers do not add up. The Third Waldeck Regiment, 1777

On the Atlantic Ocean

• I am not Tormented by Boredom. On the Atlantic Ocean, 1776.

Canada

• Esteemed Parents! Dearest Brother! Quebec, 1777
• Exceedingly Sad Winters. Canada, 1781
• Hanau Jäger with St. Leger’s Expedition. Quebec, 1777
• Target Practice. Quebec, 1776/7

Connecticut

• A Country Town Consumed by Flames. Connecticut, 1779

Georgia

• Sailing to Savannah. Georgia, 1778
• Shot Dead, Died of Disease, Deserted. Savannah, 1778 to 1782

German Territories (in the Holy Roman Empire)

• “5 Mohren Tamboure.” Braunschweig, 1787
• Recruit Johann Gottfried Moosdorf, Braunschweig, 1782
• The Fault is Not With the Muskets But With the Cartridges. Braunschweig, 1781/1782.
• The Trade in Soldiers. Germany, 1776

Massachusetts

• The Beautiful American Things. Boston, 1778

New Jersey

• A Very Exhausting March. Philadelphia to New York, 1778
• The Unfortunate Affair with Donop, New Jersey, 1777.

New York

• A Beard like a Rebel. New York, 1776.
• Evil and Disobedient Rebels. Long Island, August 1776
• “Mister Wassington” Might Have a Headache. New York, 1776
• No Doubt, Victory will be on Our Side. New York, 1777
• One Moment I am an Englishman and the next a Hessian. New York, 1776.
• Most Sincere and Loyal Friends. New York, 1778
• “Musskiten.” Staten Island, 1778
• So Slender, Beautiful, and Strong. Saratoga, October 1777
• The Officers were Chosen by Lot. New York, 1781.

Pennsylvania

• An unwelcome Bedfellow. Philadelphia, 1777
• Gambling, Balls, and Comedies. Philadelphia, 1777/78
• Good Night, Peace. Philadelphia, 1777
• The Customs Here are not the Best. Philadelphia, 1777/8
• This Damned Paper Money. Philadelphia, 1778.

Rhode Island

• Dotty, Sangarie, and Sollibob. Newport, RI, 1777
• Yankee Doodle Custom. Rhode Island, 1778.

Virginia

• Heaven would not want this to become the history of England. Yorktown, 1781.

West Florida

• O Mississippi! West Florida, 1779