"Fort Knyphausen and Other Mishmash: Hessians in Westchester County During the American Revolutionary War"
- Presented By: Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
- Dates: January 14, 2026
- Location: 29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY
- Address: 29 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701-8819
- Phone: (914) 965-4027
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Price: Online via YouTube Live.
Between 1776 and 1783, Great Britain hired more than thirty thousand German soldiers to fight in its war against the American rebels. Collectively known as Hessians, the soldiers and accompanying civilians, including hundreds of women and children, spent extended periods of time in locations as dispersed and varied as Canada in the North and West Florida in the South. Based on extensive research in German-authored manuscript records, this presentation examines the Hessians’ experiences in the region around Fort Washington in what was then part of Westchester County.
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