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These German Soldiers Inspired Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/28/20215/23/2022

Hessians earned a scary reputation in America – inspiring the “Headless Horseman” of Sleepy Hollow. But history shows these German soldiers were not so intimidating

Lessons from the Battle of Long Island

by James Byrne12/2/202012/2/2020

A hand-colored woodcut of Baroness Fredericka von Riedesel wife of a Hessian officer in the American Revolution.

Sworn Enemies to be Good Friends

by Friederike Baer12/9/20192/21/2024