Cruel Hessians and Memorable Women...

The British troops were being commanded by Lord William Howe, a not-so brilliant man because he kept on attacking the same way, even though it wasn't effective. The British had this idea that they were fighting another common British war, but they were wrong they were fighting: a revolutionary war. But Howe had some really good ideas in mind, he thought that if he captured Philadelphia, the Patriots capital; and the major sea port, Boston, he would finally win the war. But they were planning to win it on a really dirty way. They hired German mercenaries, which is a professional soldier hired by a foreign army, as opposed to a soldier enlisted in the armed forces of the sovereign state of which he is a citizen, they were called The Hessians. They wew no-hearted soldiers, they were well-trained and German, they would do anything to eliminate the enemy. No doubt that the word "assassination" comes from the word "Hessian".

The Hessians

Since the British had this brutal soldiers by their sides which were a great strength, but the Patriots also had a great strength by their side: George Washington. He loved his Continental Army and took care of it, he knew he couldn't take the risk of putting his army out there into a major battle. Unfortunately, George Washington lost most of his battle but his skillful retreats kept his army alive. Also the support of Patriot women made this army keep shining, a few of the several supporting women standed out; one of them was Deborah Samsson Garnett(December 17, 1760 - April 27, 1827) better known as Deborah Sampson, she received a military pension from Congress due to her brave work, that consisted on impersonating a man in order to serve in the Continental Army, ahe served 17 months in the army.

Deborah Sampson

Another famous women was Mary Hays McCauley aka Molly Pitcher, known for her brave actions at the battle of Monmouth. She was born near Trenton, New Jersey on October 13, 1754. Her task consisted on delivering water to the troops while they were at war(because they got tired, obviously) and sometimes she was brave enough to fire the cannon of her husband. She an many other women are definitely American heroines that we should always remember.

Molly Pitcher