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Did a Real Hessian Soldier Inspire the Headless Horseman?

Did a Real Hessian Soldier Inspire the Headless Horseman?Photo: Military.com

A Hessian soldier was decapitated by American cannon fire near White Plains in 1776. Historians have long wondered whether Irving knew the story

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