Title

Conscription of German Soldiers for Service in America, c19th century. Artist: A Bobbell

Caption

Conscription of German Soldiers for Service in America, c19th century. The Hessians were 18th-century German auxiliaries contracted for military service by the British government. They took their name from the German region of Hesse. The British used the Hessians in several conflicts, including the American Revolutionary War and the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C65_359

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31,2Mb (2,9Mb) / 13,3in x 9,1in / 3996 x 2730 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany female women woman people male child children girl girls interior indoors man men hat family home daughter German baby babies country day guy clothes British bed bedroom room color colour uniform dress kneeling military war location century Britain inside rebellion soldiers soldier revolution crib lady concept pleading Army warfare 19th century American Revolutionary War nineteenth century tricorn tricorne The Print Collector American Revolution 1775-1783 American War of Independence 1775-1783 bedchamber conscription Hessian forces engraving auxiliary A Bobbell Bobbell A engraving