Project Gutenberg 2010-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 50 Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George) 1835 1921 Rosengarten, Joseph George 02004607 A Defence of the Hessians Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Karl Eichwalder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Defence of the Hessians" by J. G. Rosengarten is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a defense of the Hessian soldiers who served under the British flag during the American Revolutionary War, countering the negative perceptions and accusations against them that arose following their involvement in the conflict. Rosengarten aims to provide a more balanced view of their service and the political context surrounding it. In this comprehensive pamphlet, Rosengarten discusses the complex historical relationships between Hesse, England, and the broader context of the Seven Years' War, which set the stage for Hessian involvement in America. He narrates the history of Hesse’s military alliances, the motivations of the Elector Frederick, and the criticisms leveled against him for allegedly "selling" soldiers. Throughout the text, Rosengarten offers extensive evidence from historical records to refute claims of forced enlistments and emphasizes that the Hessian soldiers volunteered for service, enjoying favorable conditions and compensation. By focusing on the loyalty of the Hessians to England and their previous military solidarity, Rosengarten ultimately argues that their actions during the American Revolution are unjustly vilified. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, German E201 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 85869 85870 2024-10-14T06:47:47.035916 2023-09-14T11:09:41.962151 text/html text/html 83191 2010-07-23T07:17:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 30929 2010-07-23T07:17:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 106570 2024-10-14T06:47:52.239886 application/epub+zip 105099 2024-10-14T06:47:49.857895 application/epub+zip 87937 2024-10-14T06:47:48.736915 application/epub+zip 206733 2024-10-14T06:47:54.098881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196981 2024-10-14T06:47:51.567922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157191 2022-09-15T08:44:48.278653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78511 78299 2024-10-14T06:47:46.764063 2023-09-14T11:09:41.776146 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 78414 2010-07-23T07:17:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29537 2010-07-23T07:17:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 78424 2010-07-23T07:17:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29509 2010-07-23T07:17:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21240 2024-10-14T06:47:54.227863 application/rdf+xml 13084 2024-10-14T06:47:49.273901 image/jpeg 3666 2024-10-14T06:47:49.003900 image/jpeg 104197 2024-10-14T06:47:47.044933 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog