Nobody Remembers What Happened Here… But We’re Finding Clues

On this adventure I rejoin friends Phil & Tom to metal detect a property where something important happened during the American Revolution.
Original music by Brad Martin
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[@keithhilton3034]

About 30,000 German soldiers called Hessians fought with the British against the Americans in the Revolutionary War... explaining the German coin?

[@chucknabox1164]

Yep, I was just coming to the comments to say it was probably from the German Hessians (Mercenaries)

[@johnjoole2258]

Washington put a can of woop butt on the hessians 🛶

[@nebbindog6126]

My ancestors were Hessians that were left at Fort Pitt when the British lost.

[@antonschulte9150]

The coin is a 1/48 Taler from the state of Münster under the rule of bishop Clemens August von Bayern. Since nowadays Germany was devided into many very small states back then almost every one of them minted their own coins. They were accepted all over Europe though, valued at their silver content. Since the coin says "Landmünze" the silver content is worth slightly less than a actual 1/48 of a Reichstaler.

[@lessismore6062]

Washington was going after the Hessians when he crossed the Delaware river.

[@jakartajamie4880]

Ok, I’m guessing that those are your lucky gloves! Great hun and thank you for sharing. GBY

[@rondathiesen9317]

Great digs! Happy diggin and swingin!👍😘

[@judymcpheron5955]

Great treasures. Thanks Brad and friends.

[@Treasure-Charger]

Thanks for the awesome location and hunt and congratulations to Tom, Phil, and Brad on all of the amazing finds!

[@SHADOWBEAR82763]

From the German 'thaler' (pronounced 'toller') we get the word 'dollar'. Awesome find, Brad!

[@rogerdempsey7227]

Awesome day for you guys outdoors again great fines stay blessed 👍🙏

[@canigetachannel]

One of the best of Brad's, for a long time. Excellent video composition. Magnificent execution. Thanks Mr.Martin. Sincerely, me

[@toddrodgers5108]

Sir what a find. O my gosh. Blessings

[@bendjohans3863]

i think the campsite you may discovered was from the hessen battalion which has been sold from hessian aristocrycy to the endlish to fight for them

[@billkaminsky6255]

Gr8 video production there in VT. I think you have a great site to metal detect on. Thank you for another wonderful piece of history.

[@ghostdigger4877]

Great finds Brad. Congratulations on finding the German silver Great video

[@maryl1785]

I always imagine how much fun it'd be to go metal detecting with you all in the mountains of Vermont. Great fun vid today, as always.

[@marcelmallory2761]

Beautiful area that you were in.....great video, thank you much!

[@bells1054]

Congratulations! What an absolutely awesome piece of history with that german coin! Thanks for all you do to share!

[@garymartin6066]

That is an extremely awesome find! Congratulations

[@Fred-tr8zg]

Great hunt a lot of History, i enjoyed the video. 🇺🇸

[@kellyhawes9293]

So cool.

[@dawncornwall6268]

I just love the original music that provides the perfect viewing backdrop. What other channel does that?

[@stevenstark9017]

Another great video Brad. I really like the musket round balls, congrats on finding the 1745 silver coin from Germany.

[@irenemariebelanger3758]

The German coin was an incredible find That place is an interesting historical site 🇨🇦

[@alandufresne1975]

Some amazing history. Great job Brad.

[@FireFighterDetecting]

That’s an amazing place and you three did amazing with all the finds. One day I hope to be invited out east to detect with someone.

[@thatrallycarguy]

They say that the word taller is how we got the name dollar!!!! That is just amazing!!!

[@twa2471]

The black and white colors on the pipe fragment is from the firing process. That IS a dandy example though, the embossed ones are few and far between. The "blow holes are caused during the casting process when either air or some type of contamination such as a piece of slag is present in the molten metal, or possibly some kind of contamination inside the mold itself.

[@frankbrozowski1435]

Greetings from Germany!

[@CandiSue1238]

Thanks Brad, another enjoyable episode. I laughed when you found a musket ball, musket ball and more musket balls. By the way, is Chris ever going to visit soon? Well either way, say hi and Happy Spring to you All. 🌻

[@davidbailey6350]

Great area to continue checking out.

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

" blow hole or vent hole buttons are a lot older than first thought . they started out as two pieces ( the back with the holes and the front smooth convex side ) the two halves are hot soldered or brazed together and the holes do let out the hot gases then the shank is brazed on. these button are found at sites dated from mid 1600's to mid 1700's as a lot are found at French and Indian war sites. "

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Wow! Awesome place and finds!

[@sylviajones4907]

The blow-hole button. The button jar theory...no more buttons near that hole? Amazing find. Good job!

[@thomasbauerle2366]

Hello there 👋🏻 Just came new to this Channel an i really like it 👍🏻 That's actually 48/1 Reichs Thaler. Which means, 48 of these coins would be 1 Reichs Thaler. It's like 4 Quarters to make One Dollar. Smallest unit has been 360/1 Reichsthaler, which was called 1 Reichspfennig. Awesome finds 👏🏻🍀 Best Regards, from the East Frisian Coast 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@MizMissiB]

I really enjoy your videos. So much about your speech and mannerisms are just like my youngest son.

[@raymondromanos1479]

I think it's actually 1/48th of a Thaler. Very unusual indeed. Don't forget, there was no unified country of Germany until 1871.

[@bobrinck1]

The finding of those regimental buttons brings up an interesting question. The 26th was at Fort Ticonderoga when the fort was captured by Ethan Allen. The 60th (Royal Americans) was formed for service in the French and Indian War. They did serve in the Revolutionary War, but in Florida and Georgia. Also, if you are in the Bennington area, that German coin could have come from a Hessian soldier who fought in the battle of Bennington.

[@GMMD]

For sure! After finding these items we did a bit more research and it's likely they're all French & Indian war- which explains both regiments and a Hessian coin in this particular spot!

[@bobrinck1]

I also did more research and found that British regimental buttons started being numbered in 1768, so you have a Rev War site.

[@wtallaksen]

Well, I guess you may have found a Hessian camp with that German or Prussian Thaler, nice!!

[@kayesdigginit1519]

After the 1st half dozen, those musket balls get boring to unearth; as I've experienced 🤷‍♀️ Now you finding that 1745 1/48 silver Thaler is a whole other game!!!

[@pacoquevedopineda2590]

Desde España un saludo y envidio poder detertar como lo aceis vosotros un abrazo

[@utsteinproductions]

That German coin makes me think Hessian troops were on the site.

[@judithfairchild8620]

That was a great step back in history. Cool finds. The German troops were hired by the British. That's how the ruler of Hess made his living.

[@tambramccauley2132]

it could also be the site of a Revolutionary War battle

[@RM-zu2nh]

My guess: There was someone making counterfeit coins who were caught by our troops. The Scotts Guard were probably soldiers of the British.

[@swampfizz]

yeah the old brown Bess square barrel..that thing could shoot around a corner

[@JonathanBourneEsq]

I'm going to guess that your somwehere near the site of the Battle of Bennington where British Gen. "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne (who had Hessian troops with him) was moving south from Canada to try and divide the colonies, until he met up with Gen. John Stark. (thank you Mrs. Patterson, my fifth grade teacher in Burlington, VT!!)

[@richarddube3290]

What always blows my mind, is everything that you find the last person that touched those objects are long, long dead. Someday, everything that we touch will be the same way. It kind of freaks me out.

[@neva.2764]

They've probably incarnated by now. Some of those souls might be walking the earth right now. Only the body dies. Our souls are immortal.

[@connorsrelicsandtreasures9862]

1/8th thaler German coins were made in Hesse Kassel and were from 1737-1745.

[@roxannemccaffrey8081]

During the 1777 Saratoga Campaign, there were several crucial limited engagements that played a role in slowing down General John Burgoyne’s 8,000-man invasion force as it made its way south from Canada to rendezvous with other British forces near Albany, New York. One of those places was Hubbardton located in present day Vermont. The British attacked the American rear guard, which had abandoned Fort Ticonderoga without firing a shot after the British placed cannons on the hills overlooking the fort. With Fort Ticonderoga made untenable, General Arthur St. Clair ordered the fort evacuated on July 5, 1777. With intelligence in hand that the Americans had left their defensive position at Fort Ticonderoga and were headed south, the British opted to take advantage of the situation. Burgoyne’s adjutant, General Simon Frasier, pursued the Americans, catching up with them on July 7 at Hubbardton. Elements of Saint Clair’s rear guard had encamped at Hubbardton and were taken by surprise by the British, reinforced by a detachment of Brunswick Grenadiers and Jägers led by General Friedrich Adolf Riedesel. The Americans put up stiff resistance, and almost succeeded in turning the British flank, only to have the Brunswick Grenadiers arrive on the field, singing Hymns as they crashed into the American flank, staving off a British defeat. Joining in the fight for the Americans was Colonel Seth Warner, a grizzled Veteran of the French and Indian War and his band of Green Mountain Boys. These were the Americans who provided the heavy fighting on the American side. While many Americans were taken prisoner and marched back to Fort Ticonderoga for confinement, the bulk of Saint Clair’s army was able to escape further south along the Hudson. The result was a British tactical victory, but an American strategic victory.

[@chrisgabbert658]

👍😊

[@randyduncan4672]

I didn't get much of a look, but could that unidentified piece be the blade of a shaver? With the hole on top it looks like it golds into a handle.

[@randyduncan4672]

*folds

[@Steve-bx7ed]

Hi guys, I too had the same impression. Across the pond in the UK we call them cut-throat razors and yours looks like one minus the handle.

[@danielwilliamson6117]

in the future could you tell us the size of the musketballs? its a good indicator of the year used,thanks

[@Christofuzz-hc9xl]

Always wondered more about who the Hessian soldiers were. Imagine being a mercenary back in those days,traveling and dying in far off lands with your story never to be known by anyone except maybe, maybe!, the guy next to you who watched you die. Fuckin A man, how sad. Glory to those brave greedy bastards. RIP

[@harmonic3350]

Hessian silver. Glad he lost it and you got it 😉

[@ducttapedigger7811]

Maybe fire damage on clay pipebowl.

[@zworm2]

You need Hans from TerraGermania. He finds coins like that Thaler. You would work well together. A Puckle ball gun for killing them heathen revolutionaries?

[@timsgotissues3581]

Those thalers are where the word dollar came from, as I understand it. You probably knew that already, though.

[@lundysden6781]

Are you near Bennington, Hubberton, or Mount Independence?

[@JONSDIYM]

😮 14:28

[@tomtortoise4263]

The Thaler probably came from Hessian troops fighting for the British.

[@giuseppe4909]

Seems like troops were camped there - would have been the time to cast musket balls and prepare for battle

[@mikestreeter2910]

Bennington?

[@donaldhale1109]

Just wondering if that silver coin came from a Hessian soldier serving the British....

[@stevehanken8520]

German coins that would probably be Hessian, which fought for George III

[@alanjones3874]

The British may have hired German mercenaries for the French and Indian war . There were many German states or Kingdoms with , have guns , will travel , armies on hand including the Hessian`s . The blank buttons may all be mercenary , with some numbered British advisers thrown in .

[@rachelthompson9324]

German hammered coin might represent the Hessen Mercenaries who fought in the revolution

[@timohungenberg5864]

What u found there is a Clemens August von Bayern 1719-1761. 1/48 Taler 1745 bistum Münster. This means 48 of these coins are 1 Reichsthaler. Nice find over there. Could be brought to the states by the hessian mercenaries regiment s fought for the British. Best regards from Germany Timo

[@kathyastrom1315]

That Reichsthaler coin is amazing! Fun fact-the name originated with the silver mines at Joachimsthal, and the coins minted from the silver dug there were called thalers. The Reichsthaler ended up being minted for over three hundred years! Yours falls at almost exactly the midpoint of that period of time. The word “dollar” was derived from the thaler.

[@roymagnus827]

well done. i was going to inform him of that fact also.

[@judithfairchild8620]

Thank you Kathy.

[@cosmiccoyotedog-doreenb9605]

Thank you Kathyastrom1315 very interesting.

[@joeprovence8707]

A great site Brad, and great friends it’s nice to see and experience normal good people once in a while considering what’s bombarding us on a daily basis in the media.

[@markd3250]

I swear Brad, your 17 minute videos always feel like they're about 5 minutes long, and then you're saying it's time to wrap up. Great finds on what looked like a beautiful day.

[@goofusmaximusII]

I feel the same, it seems so short which means Brad's vids captivate.

[@richardharp4398]

I always check the time like “what? no way!”

[@cosmiccoyotedog-doreenb9605]

I agree guys, the vids are so quick. Brad, your videos are so interesting, love them.

[@NHGUIDE88]

square musket balls are sooo rare! Primarily used for unicorn hunting...

[@bendjohans3863]

hey that 2 button could be from the second Füsilier-Regiment of Lossberg when you found a german coin which points to hessian troops

[@gregkerr725]

With all the British troop clues you found, I wonder if the Thaller was dropped by a Prussian soldier. You might want to check the diameter of the musket balls and see if they differ from what the British Brown Bess used. The Prussians used a Potzdam musket and depending on the year produced fired a .71 to .78 caliber ball.

[@billroberts5779]

The Royal Americans 60 th Regiment of foot British I found one in central Alabama at an upper creek site. Cool thing I can almost date its arrival Major Farmer British Commander arrived Mobile Al end of French Indian war. Almost immediately confronted by native Americans who came for their annual tribute payment from the French. He had to make do and ordered coats knives whatever was available to pay over to the locals. 60th served from Canada to Louisianna for decades.

[@allenmcgee6061]

Wow! That’s finding history. I can’t get out like I used too,so your hunts are a bright part of every Friday! THANK YOU!

[@DavidBall-v5i]

Indian head penny lost by the homestead kids playing army/war games in the same fields in the 1800's.🌞

[@justplanebob105]

I'm glad to see this today, Brad. I'm a beginner at metal detecting and I've been getting discouraged lately. Just learning how wide to dig the plug has been a problem. Not to mention that it's not easy on your body, especially for an old man like me. Watching you is encouraging. Thanks.

[@dragonwalker4644]

In the UK, clay pipes are usually white clay, that goes dark depending on the soil it's in, finds from the River Thames especially.

[@douglasangeloni9835]

Great finds. Enjoy your channel. Your "blow hole" button as many call them, are more accurately called "hollow cast" buttons. First produced in the late 1600s they continued use up untill the 1770s. Some are found on early rev war sites but they were somewhat out of use by the mid Rev period. They were very common in the 1750s-1760s. I found them on some Braddock sites (1755) many years ago and at a trading post that dated from 1761-1763. The 60th button is not from the F & I War. Although the regiment was formed at that time, regimental buttons (British or otherwise as such) were not marked with regimental numbers until the late 1760- through the Rev. and later. The 60th was arround during the revolution & the 60th button found would date from about 1768- to ythe very early 1770s.... Keep up the great videos....

[@jeffsmidwestgoldadventures4593]

Very cool finds and tons of history in that area the German coin, especially dealing with the Hessians that fought along with the British. That’s really neat. Find your lucky your fines bag didn’t fall off with all them musketballs you found lol. Another great video. Look forward to your next one out for now.😮😂

[@roymagnus827]

the black on the pipe bowl will dissapear very quickly after being exposed to the air.

[@whistlepigsbigadventure3234]

Are there any records that show there were "Hessian" troops in the British Army, there? The vent back domed button is typical of 18th century German uniforms used by British Hessian troops in the Americas and found in sites they are associated with. It might also explain your German silver coin, carried by a Hessian.

[@swampyankee]

Are you sure this is a Rev War camp site? I wonder if it's not a French and Indian War camp. Looking up the regimental histories may give the answer.

[@aropals672]

The pipe bowl is from the mid to late 1800's and normally the black will fade after a few days of being out of the moist ground.

[@121dough]

Always exciting when you find Colonial Militaria. With all the evidence you've dug....seems you've centered on a British encampment and staging area. That would explain all the dropped musket balls and buttons that were lost loading, unloading or manufacturing. Great day and great video. Thanks Brad, it made my day.

[@masonmercmetaldetecting]

Those regimental buttons are insane! How amazing to find such significant pieces of American history, and the Revolutionary War to boot!!!! Congrats!!!

[@cdd4248]

I think even the odd worked pieces of lead tell a story. Very Cool...Really interesting historical finds and your videos end too soon!

[@lsxtmt4910]

Conscripts from Germany

[@RandyFields]

Great finds! What an amazing site to be hunting. The two regimental buttons are just awesome! The 26th Regiment was spread out along the Canadian border during the American Revolution. They were engaged in several small skirmishes along the border. The 60th Regiment of Foot (also known as the Royal American Regiment) was engaged in the French and Indian Wars and were stationed in the Carolinas and the Caribbean during the American Revolution. Both units have very interesting histories! Great finds, again! Keep swinging!

[@bahldr01]

Great finds! One reason why your pipe bowl may have been partially black is that the cleaning method for clay pipes was to heat them up on the outside, sometimes in a fire.

[@sportclay1]

The German coin was likely from one of Lt. Col. Baum's or Von Breymann's men prior to, or following the Battle of Bennington. Baum and Breymann's Hessian troops served the English ( Burgoyne) during the Rev. war (mercenaries) Got their butts kicked by Stark and Warner and some of the Green Mountain Boys at Bennington. They returned to the NY area around Schuylerville and fought at Saratoga in October '77. My 6th G Grand father was General Benjamin Lincoln who was promoted over Stark. First German coin I have seen from this era. Really cool find. A friend of mine owns the property that Baums men were camped on near the Hudson in Schuylerville. He has found bunches of relics and artifacts from the camp site (both English and German) but never a German coin.

[@donaldphelps536]

Great video Brad, I am constantly amazed at how your videos tell a history lesson and are so well edited. It is really a pleasure to watch your videos and no one else I have found is on the same level.

[@OG_Bearcat]

My jaw literally dropped when you found the German silver!!

[@relicrat]

What a cool representation of a military site that saw little or no action??? 45ish unfired musket balls compared to virtually no fired ones. That is very interesting actually!!!! Awesome video as always. Thanks for sharing.

[@leonardcontarino7940]

i am guessing based on the amount of lead that this was either a British or Hessian site. Would the Colonial troops been so careless

[@stevemiller3082]

How many musket balls do you have to pick up before you get one that’s passed through a body? Not to be morbid but to be serious. I know that most people consider them to be dropped relics, eventually you have picked up one that’s responsible for ending a life. I live in Washingtons Crossing, Pennsylvania. Where Washington physically crossed the Delaware River into Trenton. I’ve recovered over 200 rounds- most have struck an object. The idea that my collection contains these changes the reverence.

[@catherinelange5109]

I agree on this. I detect an English civil war siege site and there are hundreds of musket balls. Once I found out how many people died there I looked at them very differently. They aren’t ‘just’ musket balls, they are so much more than that. Great video!

[@Clintreid75]

So many musket balls! Well done with the German silver Brad 👌 Keep up the great work 👍

[@JoeInMemphis]

Incredible day! What does a day like that even feel like? Amazing silver coin!

[@metaldetectingqueensland1233]

I recently found a 1766 1 quarter stuber German hammered coin here in Queensland Australia 😮 copper though not silver unfortunately, well done Brad finding a super cool find like that!!! 🙂👍⛏🍺

[@johnwrinkle3443]

there were 30,000 Hessian troops the British brought to the American revolution, MAYBE the coin was from one of them........

[@standbarrett755]

Thanks for taking us with you!!!

[@kalielee6416]

mudlarking search the shore of the thames when the tide is out, they find lots of those pipes 1700’s and 1800’s. london, england . in the us lots will be at a seaport place. with tide out . that clay pipe

[@ChristopherScottATL]

Hessian encampment? Not in Vermont I wouldn't think. Perhaps Dutch settlers who immigrated through New Amsterdam (New York).