![Under General Benedict Arnold, Patriot forces drive off Hessian mercenaries at Breyman’s Redoubt during the Battle of Saratoga.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/M-Hessians-Lead-4C-Apr07-760x428.jpg)
April 2007
Military Heritage
The Hessians Are Coming!
By Joseph C. Salamida“He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny,” Thomas Jefferson said of King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Read more