Researchers in New Jersey found the remains of 12 Hessian soldiers at a Revolutionary War battle site. The remains have rested at the site for 245 years.

The Hessians suffered about 377 casualties during the Battle of Red Bank, in which Fort Mercer was successfully defended against about 2,000 British and Hessian troops.

Officials believe the Hessian soldiers were among the roughly 377 troops killed by Colonials forces during the battle 245 years ago. Fourteen American soldiers were killed in that battle ...

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THE HESSIAN SOLDIERS; CHARACTER OF THE TROOPS HIRED BY KING GEORGE. Share full article. Dec. 23, 1880. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

A program at the Berks History Center on Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War drew the largest in-person crowd post COVID. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 83°F.

The skeletal remains of a Hessian soldier found on an archeological expedition in New Jersey finally have a face, writes Rob Jennings for NJ.com. In 2022, volunteers discovered 15 sets of skeletal ...

Researchers put a face on Hessian soldier who died in 1777 battle in South Jersey. Jim Walsh. Cherry Hill Courier-Post.

The battle lasted just 75 minutes; when it was over, 377 Hessian soldiers — and just 14 Americans — were dead. The horror of that afternoon was soon apparent to the archaeologists.

About 2,000 Hessians attacked some 500 Americans at the fort, but the fight went disastrously for the Germans. Some 377 Hessians were killed or wounded in less than an hour of combat.