Dialectical Journal Of A Soldier

It was in 1775 when my story first started. People described this date as American’s moral triumph, but for a soldier, I did not think as much. We failed to prevail at Bunker Hill, which started our poor track record of working together. We had been losing a lot of battles because we were not a well put together army. One year later, while the British were occupying New York, Washington led us in two surprise victories in the Trenton and Princeton Battles. We showed strength, and power for the first time in this long war. Instead of us retreating, it was the British. This uplifted us Patriots, greatly.
In 1777, the British were controlling Philadelphia. As they were there, they were planning a southward attack from Canada into upstate New

The winter was so brutal, that soldiers were dying, of sickness, lack of food, and exposure. Even I, as a soldier, almost faced death because of the coldness. It was a very hard winter. People were saying that if the winter was any worse it could have been considered an Ice Age. The ice was black and shining. It was almost as if it was glass. Many soldiers suffered this winter and even died. All of us soldiers tried to fight this deadly winter, but it could not be stopped. We wrote to our families but no one could help because they did not even have enough supplies for themselves. The real truth is though, that our suffering only made us stronger in bonded unity. The supply level was so low that some of us soldiers fled to go back to our families, for hopeful recovery. I, however, chose to stay and fight for our independence. As these soldiers left, Washington could not do anything about it because he knew that he did not have enough supplies to keep them alive. Washington had told us that he hoped they would come back in the spring. All he could do was

Our leader, Washington, had been planning a surprise attack, that would take place on Christmas day. This was later called the Battle of Trenton. He did this because he wanted to catch the British by surprise. His plan worked. He led us across a river on Christmas Eve and no one was expecting our presence. We took control of the British army and gathered all of their supplies, which was very helpful. Because of Washington's smart thinking, we were able to take over the British land troops.
It was now 1778, and we had won the battle of Trenton. The French agreed to recognize American independence. They became our closest ally. They gave us supplies that we needed, including gunpowder. This became a big turning point for our armies. With this added ammunition we could fight longer and harder against the British.
The British General, "Charles Cornwallis" grew angry after we won "The Battle of Saratoga". This was an important battle for the British as well, and they had lost it. This was very good for us. After the bitter winter, we came back stronger and more of an army. No matter what the British did, we fought back. We refused to