Hessian mercenaries acquired a fearsome reputation during the Revolutionary War. A Hessian soldier was the inspiration for the maleficent “Headless Horseman” in Washington Irving’s famous ghost story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” (“The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane” by John Quidor)
“The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane” by John Quidor