[DOC] [TLE] British Army during the American War of Independence - Wikipedia [PAR] The British Army during the American War of Independence served for eight 
years in .... In 1776, there were 119 generals of various grades in the British Army
. ... Others were opposed to war against the colonists, or unwilling to serve for 
years ..... The German mercenaries were found to be different in tactics and 
approach to... [DOC] [TLE] Hessian (soldier) - Wikipedia [PAR] Hessians /hn/ is the term given to the 18th century German auxiliaries 
contracted for military service by the British government, which found it easier to 
borrow money to pay for their service than to recruit its own soldiers ... About 
30,000 German soldiers fought for the British during the American Revolutionary 
War,... [DOC] [TLE] Forms [PAR] They united forces from all colonies anticipating rejection of the petition. ... -These 
42 cannons were transported to Boston to be used at the Battle of Dorchester 
Heights to ... -1/3 were Patriots, 1/3 were Loyalists, and 1/3 were undecided. ... #2 
he said Great Britain was not a mother, but a monster who devours her young. [DOC] [TLE] The American Revolutionary War [PAR] In 1777, the Continentals captured a British army that resulted France to enter the 
war ... Each of the colonies had provided its own defenses through the use of 
local militia. ... The date of November 10, 1775 had been regarded and 
celebrated as the ... Because of that, the German soldiers were rejected in the 
Declaration of... [DOC] [TLE] 8 Fast Facts About Hessians - Journal of the American Revolution [PAR] Aug 19, 2014 ... However, the German soldiers who came to fight were established ... Hessians 
had long been the go-to subsidy allies of the British[3] ... [10] Without these 
Germans who intimidated the colonists and ... [4] Charles Ingrao, The Hessian 
Mercenary State, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), 2. [DOC] [TLE] American Revolutionary War - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] The new republic would reject many of the attitudes and beliefs that, in its ... 
Colonists were divided over which side to support in the war; in some areas, the 
... German troops serving with the British in North America. ... 30,000 German 
mercenaries, popularly known in the colonies as "Hessians" ..... The war was all 
but over. [DOC] [TLE] The American Revolution - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] May 7, 2011 ... Hessians were mostly German mercenaries who fought for anyone who paid 
them. The colonists feared these soldiers and hated Britain for using them. ... 
nations that the new country might really be able to win its revolutionary war. ... 
And the next year, the British were also fighting the Dutch to stop their... [DOC] [TLE] The Revolutionary War - AP U.S. History Topic Outlines - Study Notes [PAR] Americans were not yet calling for independence, but formation of the First ... The 
King ended all hopes of reconciliation when he hired thousands of German 
troops, ... Meanwhile, both British and colonial forces around Boston had been 
building. ... While these small battles continued throughout the colonies, 
Americans... [DOC] [TLE] Why did Britain lose the American War of Independence? - Quora [PAR] 'The noble lord mentions the inpractibility of conquering America. I cannot think 
the noble lord ... The American colonies were also the most important market for 
British ... For example, if Washington's army had been cut off in New York in 1776 
the ... Actually  as I should have said at the time  the Americans were pretty... [DOC] [TLE] Captain Johann Ewald's Hessians in the American Revolution [PAR] The diary shows that the Hessians were an important part of the British war effort, 
and ... In the American colonies, however, all of these German. 6 troops were ... 
been devoted to the overall contribution of the Hessian forces to the British .... 
York in 1776, the defeat at Trenton, and "as for the German mercenaries [at the. [DOC] [TLE] Who Were the Foreign Mercenaries of the Declaration of ... - JStor [PAR] identify these "foreign mercenaries," but for almost all Americans there is no

Question: It's been said that about 1/3 of all British troops in the colonies were these German mercenaries
Answer: Hessians