In 1776 thousands of Hessian soldiers hired by Britain sailed from Portsmouth to fight in America. Translated from a German historical sketch by Albert Pfister, this short account follows the convoy across the Atlantic: cramped transports, storms, whales and other wonders of the sea, and arrival off New York. It closes with an extract from the diary of the poet Johann Gottfried Seume, himself a Hessian recruit.
A rarely told side of the Revolution, seen from the decks of the German transports. Download the free EPUB.