Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Hessians (ko) sun kasance sojojin Jamus waɗanda suka yi aiki a matsayin masu taimakawa ga
Sojojin Birtaniya a lokacin yakin neman 'yancin kai na Amurka. Biritaniya tana da ƙaramar rundunar soja, yawancin waɗanda ake buƙata a gida. Ya yanke shawarar yin hayar regiments. Yawancin gwamnatoci sun ƙi, amma ƙananan ƙananan jihohin Jamus kamar Hesse suna da suna a matsayin "jihohi masu hayar" kuma sun ba da haya ga Birtaniya don aikin yaƙi. Masu juyin juya halin sau da yawa suna kiran sojojin Jamus da aka yi hayar "Hessians" kuma sun la'anta su duka a matsayin "ma'aikata" waɗanda ba sa yaƙi don ƙasarsu ta asali.