Mr. 16 gauge,
Prussia and the German states in 1776 had 4 or 8 times as many troops on establishment as did England. Both Prussia and Austria had well developed arms industries providing arms to their armies.
Maybe an internet search on Hessian Arms will provide some infoirmation. I suspect they used a smoothbore musket of about .70 caliber.
Adam
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Adam Helmer
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