Hessians

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2013

⏱️ 41 minutes

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If you've only seen the Hessians referenced in movies or TV, you probably don't have a clear picture of who these very capable soldiers actually were. Hessian troops were skilled, disciplined armies for hire, and a huge economic boon for their homeland.

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0:57.7	It is a good reminder to me to shut all of the analytical and critical brain off and enjoy the ride.
1:07.7	I extremely, extremely enjoy the ridiculous ride of sleepy hollow.
1:13.7	I enjoy the fact that we've got a guy that's been walking around in multi-hundred-year-old clothing
1:18.7	that somehow is not falling apart or stinking.
1:20.7	Enjoy the ride Tracy.
1:21.7	So great.
1:24.7	If you have ever watched this show, you know that they take some absurd liberties with actual history.
1:30.7	But the reason that we are talking about it right now is that they also keep talking about
1:34.7	the headless horseman as a hessian.
1:37.7	Yes.
1:38.7	Right.
1:38.7	This is not something that the show just made up out of whole cloth.
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