Warlord Games. Black Powder: Hessian Regiment 1776-1783 American War of Independence

Warlord Games Hessian Infantry of the Black Powder Range. 1776-1783 American Revolution

[@johnrohde5510]

The Hessian troops were not mercenaries. They were supplied under treaty from their states. They were regiments of those states armies. They were in no sense mercenaries in the modern sense. They were no ore mercenariesthan their British comrades. A soldier of Hessen;Kassel was enlisted and served in theservice of his own prince. That prince supplied troops to the British under treaty. It was not an unusual arrangement.

[@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308]

The fusilier hats (helmets) are just perfect.

[@e-4airman124]

thank you for the info!

[@e-4airman124]

thank you for a another great review looking forward to more

[@markusscheid7235]

The Regiment von Bose was named von Trümbach untill 1778

[@prussianproductions9958]

My ancestor was a Hessian, who after the war went to Canada. Ps: my old channel was deleted by KZbin, so this is my new one

[@j453]

My only complaint on the box art is that they look like clones

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

Agreed te box art should be a lot better for what's inside

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

1815 down to 1793 were the uniforms in use in that time frame will have to look into them ya love this thank you...

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

Glad you liked it!

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

So i am thinking did they have something like the russians like a unit kept the old style ....

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

who do i go to to buy a box or two....thank you..

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

@@johnwayneeverett6263 I bought on Amazon but eBay will supply

[@davidfrench12]

Hessians were in no way mercenaries. Their Princes were paid, not the soldiers (at least no more than their normal wage). Most were conscripts. As individuals, they stood nothing to gain by fighting.

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

Dave 1776 Except money!!

[@davidfrench12]

Toy Soldier Review British and American soldiers were paid a regular army wage. Does that make them mercenaries as well then?

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

Dave 1776 Hi Dave, All the Hessians were doing was churning out soldiers for hire, they used other countries as well as Britain, they were not trained by the British and had their own officers and were not directly paid by the British. Often confused are the Gurkas, people call them Mercenaries however they are trained by the British and have British officers Commanding and are directly paid by the British

[@chrisgibson5267]

Dave. I suspect the term is used in an effort to denigrate the German troops fighting in the Revolution as mere princely hirelings and contrast them in an unfavourable light with their opponents. I'm sure it mattered little to them and it's certain that the men who fought strove as best they could and that those who deserted and remained contributed to their new homeland. Wonder how many descendants they have?

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

@@chrisgibson5267 A fair few i would say Chris!

[@remittanceman4685]

Neither then nor now could the Hessians be described as mercenaries except in the more hysterical propaganda. Nor were they any better or worse in their behaviour towards civilians or prisoners than the British troops or the loyalist auxiliaries. Indeed, Hessians had served, together with on G Washington, on the British side during the Seven Years War (refered to in the Americas as The French and Indian War).

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

They were mercenaries

[@remittanceman4685]

@@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW Er. No.

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

@@remittanceman4685 seems we differ

[@remittanceman4685]

@@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW Obviously. But at least I base my opinion on legal definitions.

[@steelrain5706]

@@remittanceman4685 ah but you don’t, your so called legal definitions are modern conceptions. The Hessians were mercenaries in the same tradition as the Swiss and Landsknects of the 16th centuries, they were mercenaries in the sense that they were soldiers of a foreign power fighting for the British whether they were paid individually or as a complete body of troops. In the same way the Irish wild geese were mercenaries fighting for the French...The Hessians were paid essentially like the Swiss of the 16th century, the Swiss Captains got paid and distributed the money to his men. The only difference was the Hessians principality was paid then they distributed the monies to the men in the form of wages...The problem a lot of you are having is that the definition of a mercenary has changed today......The status of the Hessians as mercenary soldiers would have been accepted at the time as they conformed to people’s conception of the term that had been around for centuries.....Even today’s Ghurkas would have been regarded as mercenaries in the past....In the 19th century the Ghurkas were regarded as mercenaries but over time their status changed because the meaning of the term mercenary changed. Now they are regarded as part of the British regular Army.....

[@e-4airman124]

you should do Perry's also

[@ostrowulf]

Beautiful minis. They are tempting, though I am not overly into the American Revolution

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

Never too late to try!!!

[@ostrowulf]

Being Canadian, I am more into Seven Years War and War of 1812. Well, in fairness, I am mostly into modern and late migration era/early medieval, but those are what I am into for the age of black powder.

[@ostrowulf]

I do have the Muskets and Tomahawks book, so do have a set of rules for these guys... so still tempting.

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

I actually collect a lot of the William Britains French and Indian War stuff, i have a few vids of them, to me it was a very interesting time and of course the making of George Washington!!

[@ostrowulf]

By the exclatamtion marks you have a very different view of George Washington than I do. I will have to look through those videos.

[@johngafa3480]

Hahaha I remember you complaining about the art work. It must be the same artist because the three guys in the front have identical faces 🤣

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

Exactly!!

[@e-4airman124]

cannot wait to see the indians