Valley Forge Would you have quit? These times are not the best, but the spirit within us troops is still intact and helps us push forward so we may take what we deserve, what we need, the most precious thing to man desires ...Freedom. 1777-1778 Valley Forge was horrific and deadly, the conditions were dreadful, I can’t imagine someone who can live with these conditions. I want to reenlist because I have spirit, I want to serve for my country, and I want freedom from the Britishes filthy hands.Why did general Washington go to valley forge and have us camp there? I mean it’s killing us, but the real question is, should I stay or should I go now? The 1st reason i will reenlist is that the spirit within me can never be broken and America can be free from the evil Britishes grasp.In Doc B. Washington seems to be talking to congressmen and the soldiers are cheering, even the injured soldiers. And congress had given washington supplies like food and clothes.And some congressmen stayed at Valley Forge and it benefited the army with more supplies. And the British had no idea where we were at and that was the best part. I mean just because the british has philidelphia, we have the advantage. The 2nd Doc. A we had 12,000 men when we were at Valley Forge. But then the bad stuff came like frostbite, starvation, and smallpox. Fortunately Washington he was immune to those things at Valley Forge. But i could not say the same things about the army because of those things were the main problem and ten men died a day. After that we were only at 8,000 men, but the men still had their spirit within them. only 50% of the troops were sick which was critical but the other 50% wasn 't sick and i guess that 's good, Washington’s plan didn’t quietl... ... middle of paper ... ...t Washington paid the troops with $10 in coins, so many of the troops didn’t quit after they were paid handsomely and they stayed and trained, so they may have the freedom they deserve. The british will now taste the colonists bullets and be defeated. The troops had the toughest times in their lives, they had not meat, no clothes, and rotting skin. But they still had their spirits, even when they were sick they had fought a massive winter for their lives. They thought that their independence for every colonist was more significant than their lives, in other words they put the innocents lives first, because without sacrifice there is no victory. 6 months we were at valley forge and we made it out, with many troops and about to give the british a war they’ll never forget. This war is will determine which side gets their desire, total control or freedom to all colonist.
To make matters worse they had to deal with smallpox more dangerously than that is Lice because they rarely bathed or washed themselves or had laundered clothing. Another horrible things that Martin and his soldiers had to deal with was typhus a potential killer disease characterized by usually high fevers and red sports on the skin. Typhus took the lives of most of the Valley Forge Martin was under the brigade command of General James M. Varnum but his actual commander was Colonial John Durkee of the 4th Connecticut regiment, since Varnum was elsewhere. Washington’s continentals fairly well- supplied with food, but in the months preceding a major reason for so much privation at Valley Forge. Martin’s statement about Washington’s main army was misleading about them residing in the White Plains as they crossed the Hudson River and established winter quarters in Middlebrooks, New
In the summer of 1775, The Americans prepared to attack the British in Boston. But Washington was informed that they were shorthanded on gunpowder. The Americans had fewer than 10,000 pounds, roughly nine rounds per man. The situation was not expected to improve soon. During the night of March 4th, 1776 in Boston. Washington pulled the unthinkable and surprised the British by placing his army up the undefended Dorchester Heights. The British had ships anchored in the Boston Harbor, which were within range of American cannons. The British army woke up the next morning and was amazed to see how much hard work took place that night by the American army. Since the British army was surrounded they had no ot...
On October 9, 1781, General George Washington surrounded General Lord Charles Cornwallis at the Virginia port city of Yorktown with 8,500 American soldiers and around 10,000 French soldiers. The bruised up British army contained only around 8,000 soldiers. The Siege of Yorktown lasted eight days, and Cornwallis had to surrender to American forces. The British loss crushed their southern army and forced them to give up on the war. The surrender of Yorktown could easily be one of the greatest moments in American history. Not only did the surrender signal the end of the war, but it also signaled that independence had been won by the colonies. No longer would the colonies have to answer to Great Britain and the tyrants that ruled it.
Others think that by fighting with England, the colonists would be causing unnecessary violence because they have the option of making up with the British. In the speech it states, “They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to win against so powerful an opponent” This is saying that the colonists are unable to defeat such a powerful opponent like the British, that they should back down from fighting and reconcile with the British because they are too powerful to be enemies with. While this may be true, it is disregarding the fact that they will never truly be independent if they don’t go against England. They will always be stuck under Britain’s control and will have no freedom of their own. Also in the speech, it says, “Besides, sir, we have no choice. Even if we were cowardly enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. If we retreat there will only be submission and slavery! Our chains have been made! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable — and let it come!” Clearly, even if the colonists were acting cowardly, they should still let the war come and fight because if they don’t they will always be stuck under England’s control like
But I believe these gallant men who so eagerly, so willingly, went forth to meet the enemy would not have us weep and bemoan their passing. … They believed that if this country of ours is to be saved, the job of saving it belongs to those who enjoy the benefits of our institutions. They didn’t ask someone else to perform the task for them. They went out to do it themselves to the supreme heights of human achievement. Rather than have us weep over this achievement, I believe they would have us rejoice with them at the example of courage, of fortitude, and of nobility of character they have set for us. … We salute you as comrades. We salute you as Raiders, as Marines, as Americans, as men. God bless
4,435 Americans were killed in the Revolutionary War. All of the dead Americans were killed due to the pointless war. The killing and slaughtering by the hundreds of the innocent people would be terrible to watch. However,war comes with injustice; some die, some do not. It all comes down to mere luck. The most difficult thing is watching families torn apart due to the war. Arguments, fighting, and running away all caused by this unnecessary feud between countries. In My Brother Sam is Dead, the authors, Collier and Collier, state the futility of war.
I’m thoroughly persuaded by this section of the essay and I regard this piece to be one of my favorites. As long as the total outcome of the war means freedom and independence, the colonies would soon rebel and even more physically fit people will enlist to risk their lives for these two virtues. Mr. Paine has even developed calculations that further supports the notion that the colonies have the capabilities of developing a competitor navy that can totally annihilate British forces. This evidence of mathematical data just strengthens my persuasion of the soon to be independence from English tyranny. The colonies must unite together formulating a new nation, it would rival our oppositions and entitle us as a superpower. The time is now, America, we must unify to eliminate this plague once and for all. I sincerely urge and recommend all colonists to read the magnificent works of Thomas Paine because by doing so would encourage a rebellion so powerful that the Redcoats will have no choice but to surrender and forfeit like the vile imbeciles they are. They should pay for their atrocities against
My opinion to this is that I would have quit because all of the times that we have lost and lost so I think that would be my choice. But if i knew that the American side would win then i would choose to stay because who wouldn’t want to be remembered as giving America its freedom and victory is what I would want not defeat. My choice of this is because we had lost the wars with most militia because the men were not trained well and had no experience, and also because men who were experienced didn’t have men to help. But some battles were just battles of who can last the longest with the supplies they had like the battle of Bunker Hill. At that battle the American Army was winning but they had a shortage of gunpowder, which led
Valley Forge was a remorseful, and overwhelmed time of our soldier lives. Now it is the end of our enlistment and it is time to make the decision to reenlist and try again, or not re-enlist and go home. This was a tough decision for me, a farmer named Levi Zendt, and the other patriots, for Valley Forge is the time when the snow is secure on the ground and you never seem to find warmth anywhere. Everyone is fighting for survival and are weak and weary and sick, sick in every way possible. We are living in a time where General Washington is leading a war against France in 1778 and recourses are very low. Though there are many complications I have decided to take a courageous move and reenlist, for these soldiers need help fighting for this
“Wake up! Riley, wake up!” but it was too late, Riley was frozen shut by the whirling winds of winter. It is now December, 1777, and we just arrived in Valley Forge, 16 miles outside of Pennsylvania. It is awful here, our cabins are filled with smoke from our only heat source, and we have barely any clothes to keep us warm through the frozen winter. Many of us are grieving on the thought of staying, and now just trying to survive instead of being centered on saving our country from all of the British’s laws. Many of us are thinking about mutiny on General Washington because we believe that he is doing nothing to help our horrible living conditions. Why do they get to live in nice huts and have nice clothes when we are the ones helping them win this war. The question that everyone is asking now is, “Are you going be the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot or are you going to stay?” Are you going to just give up just like that? Yes, I have decided to not reenlist for three reasons- I am home
The army that Washington led was mainly composed of inexperienced colonist from around the colonies. Washington however, had some military experience, helping him with training the inexperienced soldiers. The soldiers could only work a few months at a time due to the lack of food and clothing which didn’t help solve the issue of working less frequently due to the lack of nutrition they were receiving. The men had to be retrained every so often, adding to the pressure of George Washington’s leading. He had many defeats after losing the Bunker Hill battle and Breeds Hill battle. These multiple defeats caused the colonists to start losing hope of someday being free from British rule. George Washington said though, that even though the army had no military experience, it didn't mean they couldn't discipline the British and return what the British did to the colonists.. In the midst of the war, Washington had concluded that the British government had been unfair. He overcame theses difficult struggles man...
One of the most important experiences in my life that defines how strong-willed and self-motivated I am was spending my first deployment fighting in Ramadi, Iraq. I was nineteen, fresh out of high school, and a newly trained soldier. My unit came down on orders to Ramadi, Iraq only six weeks after I had arrived. I learned that the soldiers we were replacing were taking enemy contact twenty-five to thirty times a day, and the thought of all the violence terrified me. As we moved in and occupied the city we would be calling “home” for the next twelve months, I realized I was not the only one feeling this way, though none of us talked about it. John Michael Montgomery’s “Letters from Home” conveys the atmosphere best with the lyrics “like we ain’t scared and our boots ain’t muddy.” After the first several months of being in this strange, new land, I began to really believe in what we were doing for the Iraqi population. I started to enjoy being there, serving with the ...
For hundreds of years, millions of people around the world have wanted to serve their country because they felt that it is the goal that they needed to do in their life. One of my objectives in life is that I honestly want to do in life has become a member of the US military. I want to join because my grandfather and my uncle were both in the USMC and I have always looked up to the both of them. A long time ago, I have thought of them as being heroes for what they have done because they have risked their lives to help protect this country. I feel that it is my life's plan that I need to take that path and follow in my relative's footsteps.
Today, our troops continue to make the ultimate sacrifices, and even as we lose troops, more Americans step forward to say, I am ready to serve. They follow in the footsteps of generations of fine Americans who have served.
To most people, liberty is a noble cause worth dying for. In 1775 in Richmond, Virginia, Patrick Henry gives a speech, called “Liberty or Death”. In his speech, he claims that the colonies need to take action and fight Britain, or they will suffer endless tyranny. Through his use of emotional appeal, logical appeal, and strong word choice, he illustrates the dire consequences of attempting a peaceful negotiation while Britain prepares for war with them.