Adams knew the American Revolution had to ... fleet of 30,000 soldiers and Hessian mercenaries, German soldiers-for-hire. A crucial turning point in the war came at the end of 1777, in Saratoga ...

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Thousands of British and Hessian soldiers ... treatment of the American Revolution, detailing the most important elements of nearly every significant battle of The War of Independence.