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From: "Bonnie Lyons" <>
Subject: Re: [GEORGE] Rant really woke the list up
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:47:25 -0400
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Subject: Re: [GEORGE] Rant really woke the list up


Mary said:
> So they were Germans that were hired by British and then came to the US to
> fight for Britain against the "Americans"?
> Sorry for my ignorance here, but I never heard of this before. Just
> trying to see if any of my Hessians may have been in the same situation.

Mary,
I think General von Stueben was a Hessian who helped train the Continental
troops. We learned about him in American history classes and he is also on a
U.S. postage stamp.
Bonnie in Indiana


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