“The Hessians in the American Revolution” is the topic Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hamburg Borough Hall, 61 N. Third St. Michael Jesberger will give the presentation. For more information, call the ...

On a December day when 1776 was about to become 1777, the citizens of Northamptontowne (later Allentown), then a village of several hundred, were treated to an unusual sight. Up its main street came a ...

SUSSEX COUNTY -- A 160-page, soft-covered book titled "New Jersey Hessians -- Truth and Lore in the American Revolution," which outlines information on Hessian soldiers who served in the British Army ...

SUSSEX COUNTY — During the American Revolutionary War the British hired 30,067 men from six German states to assist them in bringing the rebellious colonists in America back under British control. As ...

I couldn’t help but note that once again this year the date of Oct. 19 passed without editorial notice let alone any official celebration. It is not surprising when the event in question took place ...

It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross a frozen river to kill you in your sleep on Christmas.” George Washington’s Continental Army, having suffered a series of ...

A hillside in northeastern Washington County has harbored a patriotic secret. The iron fence on the property was overgrown with vegetation when Paul and Stephanie Clute started looking at the land.

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