The Revolutionary War Inspired This Horror Legend #americanhistory #history

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[00:00:00]Did you know the legend of the Headless Horseman may have actually come from the American Revolution?

[00:00:05]The story was likely inspired by Hessian soldiers, German mercenaries hired by the British during the Revolutionary War.

[00:00:12]According to legend, one Hessian soldier was decapitated by a cannonball during battle.

[00:00:18]And after his death, people claimed they saw a headless rider wandering through the woods at night, searching for his missing head.

[00:00:25]Years later, the story inspired Washington Irving's famous tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

[00:00:32]Meaning one of America's most famous ghost stories may have started with a real Revolutionary War soldier.