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 * Name: George Balser Hess
 * Hometown: York York Pennsylvania
 * Date of Birth: March 25, 1747
 * Job title: He was a private, and eventually a captain, in the American Revolution, in the army of George Washington.

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Friend #5 Micheal Cryder Michael Cryder was a good friend and solider of Balser Hess.

About Me
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Hello everyone! Now, before I share my experiences in the Revolutionary War, let me tell a little about myself. My formal name is George Balser Hess, but everyone calls me Balser. I was born in York York Pennsylvania. When I was in my late twenties, I traveled to a town 12 miles from Bedford, Pennsylvania. There, I met my future wife Mary Eve Hensel. She was known to be a beautiful child. She was only twelve at the time, and I was 28, but I knew as soon as I had met her, that she was going to be my wife. I asked her father for her hand in marriage, but he refused. He said he would not allow her to be married until she was older. So, I said I would wait for her. I kept my promise, and I came back and married her. Me at the age of 35, and her at the age of 19. After we were married, we had nine children. Now that I have told you about my family and me, I will tell you about my service in the Revolutionary War. In the Revolutionary War, I was a private in the army of George Washington. Which means I was the low man on the totem pole. I was in the battles of Brandywine, Schuykill, Cow-Pens, Chads Ford, White Plains, and others. I was also at the crossing of the Delaware River. After we crossed the Delaware river, we made an attack on the Hessians. Which was later called the battle of Trenton. I was captured by the Hessians and taken to an old sugar mill in New York. While confined, my brother would come and visit me. He would always bring a gold coin, that I would use to bribe the Hessian guards for food and water. I was kept in the sugar mill for six years, and I was one of only few men who survived. After I was released, I joined back in the army of General George Washington. I continued to fight for the Patriots, and was promoted to Captain George Balser Hess. One of my descendants, Frank E. Hess, wrote a book in my honor called, //History of Balser Hess and Descendants//. This book has been passed down for many years along our family line. This book contains information on me, and my family line, and how everything connects. This brings me to my ancestor Marilyn Kelly, who received this book from a relative. Marilyn Kelly is the grandmother of Nuala Foley. Who told me about Facebook and pressured me to join. So with a little help from her (Keeping in mind that I was born in the 1700’s. I’m not that “tech savvy“ as you kids say) I was able to create a facebook page. I hoped you enjoyed learning about me and the Revolutionary War.  George Balser Hess

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Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777. The battle of Brandywine was fought between General George Washington and General Sir William Howe.
 * Wall Post #1 [[image:battle-of-brandywine-chadds-ford.jpg]]
 * Wall Post #2:[[image:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Cowpens.jpg width="384" height="289" caption="This is a picture of the Battle of Cowpens, this shows our army in action. I myself, was in this battle and fought hard. This took place on January 17, 1781."]]


 * Wall Post #3:[[image:http://armored-column.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851.jpg width="396" height="231" caption="This is a picture of the Continental Army, crossing the Delaware River. The Continental army, which included me, crossed the Delaware River on December 25-26 1776."]]


 * Wall Post #4:[[image:http://krmd.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/0/0/3700658/632157.jpg?291 caption="This is the Battle of Trenton. This is after we crossed the Delaware, and we attacked the Hessians. It took place on the 26 of December, 1776."]]