A Rowan University archaeological dig site in National Park, NJ on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Archaeologists discovered 13 sets of remains of possible Hessian soldiers from the 1777 Battle of Red Bank.

Joe Cardona, chief university spokesman, said the remains of 13 Hessian soldiers were discovered on land the county purchased in 2020 adjacent to the Red Bank Battlefield Park along the Delaware ...

The skeletal remains of a Hessian soldier found on an archeological expedition in New Jersey finally have a face, writes Rob Jennings for NJ.com. In 2022, volunteers discovered 15 sets of skeletal ...

Another artist then created a portrait of the soldier as he might have looked in the 18th Century. The man’s cone-shaped brass hat, for instance, is based on fragments of the headwear found at ...

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A New Jersey State Police sketch of one of the 15 Hessian soldiers whose skeletal remains were discovered two years ago just outside Red Bank Battlefield Park in National Park, New Jersey.

The battle lasted just 75 minutes; when it was over, 377 Hessian soldiers — and just 14 Americans — were dead. The horror of that afternoon was soon apparent to the archaeologists.

Officials believe the Hessian soldiers were among the roughly 377 troops killed by Colonials forces during the battle 245 years ago. Fourteen American soldiers were killed in that battle ...

Just 14 American soldiers died, while Hessian casualties numbered 377. According to the website dedicated to the recent excavation, the battle represents “[o]ne of the greatest upsets of the ...

George Washington's final years 07:07. Researchers believe they have uncovered in a mass grave in New Jersey the remains of as many as 12 Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War ...

Researchers put a face on Hessian soldier who died in 1777 battle in South Jersey. Gannett. Jim Walsh, Cherry Hill Courier-Post. August 5, 2024 at 9:12 AM. Copied; ...

NATIONAL PARK, N.J. – A public archaeological dig turned up the remains of Revolutionary War soldiers at Red Bank Battlefield Park. Gloucester County officials announced the unexpected find at a news ...