Suggestions for Hessian near New York

Kris N. • October 17, 2019The wooden pylons sticking out of the water are the last remnant of a tide-powered mill that fed colonial troops, both American and Hessian. The mill burned down in the '30s.

NYHistory • March 1, 2012As he watched British and Hessian soldiers firing on Americans here during the Battle of Brooklyn, George Washington exclaimed, "What brave men I must this day lose!"

NYHistory • February 10, 2012This is the former site of Fort Washington, built by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. It was captured in November 1776 by British and Hessian Forces and occupied by them until 1783.

Tati L. • August 21, 2016Gun Hill Hessian Weisse is super refreshing

NYC Parks • October 7, 2013During the American Revolution, the Valentine-Varian House was so close to a series of battles that at various points it wound up occupied by Hessian, British, and American troops.