need help knowing about the revolutionary war?

Question

who was the commander battling against george washington?
also why did hesions diden't have a side?

need many resoures about the war itself for my tudor and my history project please. thank you.

Answer 1

the hessians were paid germans for both sides hired them

Answer 2

General Cornwallis was the British commander for the duration of the Revoultion and did surrender to Washington on October 19, 1781 in Yorktown, VA., although he himself was not present. Cornwallis had arrived in Yorktown in the summer of 1781 with 8000 men and expecting British naval ships based in New York
to arrive to resupply and requip him, the ships never arrived and then Yorktown was under seige from 17,000 American and allied troops. Seeing no escape, and food nearly exhausted, Crnwallis surrendered. The British government unable to finance raising a new army asked for peace and the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.

Hessians were mainly German soldiers conscripted (drafted),men in debt or victims of impressment, which is very similar to what the British did when they stopped and seized American vessels and 'pressed' the crew into British naval service, from the German province of Hesse and under the rule of King George III
who was Elector of Hanover, so they were subjects of his. About 25-30 per cent of all British troops in the Americas during the Revolution were Hessians. To say they were mercenaries is incorrect as they did not fight for pay like mercenaries would but were men pressed into service and hired to Great Britain.

I hope this info helps and answered your questions!

Answer 3

The British commander who finally surrendered to Washington was Lord Cornwallis. Also, the Hessians were soldiers who could not hire themselves out to any one. Rather, the British government hired them from their ruler, the Margrave of Hesse in Germany. They were brought to America and fought only for the British. It's important to remember that George I, II, and III were originally from the German state of Hanover, and that as late as Queen Victoria (1836-) her first language was German, and she never spoke English without an accent. After the Battle of Trenton, in which Washington crossed the Delaware and surprised the Hessians on Christmas day, most of those soldiers gave up soldiering and settled in the U.S.

Answer 4

Howe and most general fought Washington, The hessians were on the British side

Answer 5

The Hessians were mercenaries from the Germanic principalities. They fought on the side of whoever was paying their salary(today's equivalent is a political lobbyist). Cornwallis(British) was the one who signed the surrender with Washington and the American colonists. BTW most of this stuff is in your US history textbook which I would recommend cracking open before your tutor arrives.

Answer 6

Google Revolutionary War and see for sure, but I seem to remember that it was Wolf.

Secondly, Hessions did have a side. The side of the highest bidder. They were mercenaries.

Do you have a Tudor or a tutor?