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Hesse is a central German state known for forests and Wiesbaden, a Roman spa town and now the state's capital city. Amid the skyscrapers of Frankfurt am Main, the state's largest city and Germany's financial center, lie the Städel art museum and the Goethe House—the author's childhood home. Across the Rhine River, in the wider cultural region of Rhine-Hesse, is the city of Mainz with its 1,000-year-old cathedral.
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Hessens during American Revolutionary War
This article is about troops from Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Hanau. For troops from other German states who fought in the American Revolution, see Germans in the American Revolution, The term is an American synecdoche for all Germans who fought on the British side, since 65% came from the German states of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Hanau. Known for their discipline and martial prowess, around 30,000 Germans fought for the British during the war, comprising a quarter of British land forces, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessian_(soldier)
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https://www.germany-insider-facts.com/hessen-germany.html
https://www.iamexpat.de/lifestyle/german-federal-states/hesse-hessen
https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/GermanyHessenDarmsta...