The Hessians and the Other German Auxiliaries of Great Britain in the Revolutionary War

328 pp. Includes eight maps and plans. "Before publication of Edward Lowell's work in 1884 on the German mercenaries' role in the American Revolution few historians had dealt with this important aspect of the war. Surprisingly, very few have mined the field since. This is perhaps a tribute to the fine scholarship evident in Lowell's work. He utilized the German archives extensively for data concerning the sources and numbers of German mercenaries. Each campaign and major battle is discussed in terms of the numbers and contributions of the German auxiliaries, from the Battle of Long Island in August, 1776 to the Southern Campaign of 1781. Includes are many personal experiences and eye-witness accounts of the German troops taken from contemporary diaries, letters, and other documents."