Here is an interesting link that covers the game period. It is about German soldiers under British control.
http://www.cgocable.net/~hessian/punch.html
http://www.cgocable.net/~hessian/punch.html
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Here is the first para:
Troops from six German states served Britain in the Revolutionary War and one might think of them as Germans, but common memory has them as "Hessions." Since two-thirds of the men came from Hesse, I shall often refer to them as "Hessians", when strict accuracy would demand an entire phrase such as "German auxiliary troops in British service against the American Revolutionaries."
Makes me wonder if mercenaries should be available in EU or even used as a resourse by poor countries, who could sell unused manpower for money to countries at war.
Troops from six German states served Britain in the Revolutionary War and one might think of them as Germans, but common memory has them as "Hessions." Since two-thirds of the men came from Hesse, I shall often refer to them as "Hessians", when strict accuracy would demand an entire phrase such as "German auxiliary troops in British service against the American Revolutionaries."
Makes me wonder if mercenaries should be available in EU or even used as a resourse by poor countries, who could sell unused manpower for money to countries at war.
In the EU2 feature section on the front page, it says, and I quote, "muster mercenaries to bolster your defences." So I guess they'll put mercenaries in. 
[edit: EU2, not EU]
[edit: EU2, not EU]
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Does anyone know how this will be implemented in gameplay? I would like to play a minor where I could make money of my unwanted manpower.
"And just remember, each fine Hessian soldier comes with a five year warranty and just for today, we'll throw in a complimentary (3/2/4/1) general with all orders over 20,000"...
Originally posted by Lucidor
"And just remember, each fine Hessian soldier comes with a five year warranty and just for today, we'll throw in a complimentary (3/2/4/1) general with all orders over 20,000"...
Soldiers with a five year warranty would be worth the money. If the war doesn't get my troops the attrition will. Throw in a Ginsu knife and we have a deal.
"As a special feature, all of our soldiers are equipped with the new Mitsu knife. As Hans just demonstrated, even after the abuse of sawing at the hammer, it can still manage to cut the enemies to tiny tiny bits..."Originally posted by Trooper
Soldiers with a five year warranty would be worth the money. If the war doesn't get my troops the attrition will. Throw in a Ginsu knife and we have a deal.
Offcourse, the five-year warranty is only applicable to technical malfunctions not caused by ordinary wear and tear.