A mixture of mud, blood, and dust coated our bodies; to my left and right, cannonballs flew at us.Though we knew not how or when we were going to succeed, we just knew that we had to succeed. Every hardship I had gone through had led to this moment, every hardship I went through had made me become this person. I am Lafayette, and if socialising, sailing the terrifying sea, and living in Valley Forge couldn't shake me, then no British army would.
From the time I was a young boy, my grandmother taught me the importance of socialization and what it can do for you (Auricchio 7). Grandmother La Fayette enrolled me in one of the most prestigious secondary schools, just so that I might get rid of my awkwardness and gain some sort of social prowess …show more content…
To say the least, conditions at Valley Forge was rough, we lived in huts that were almost as happy as dungeons (Auricchio 55). My fellow men were practically naked in the freezing weather and so, me being the kind person I am, I sent the funds to the French so that they might send some clothes to cover the almost naked men (Auricchio 55). The French did send them, but the clothes ended up going to the British controlled Yorktown... where the clothes were consfisticated by the British (Auricchio 55). As I was upset about the loss of thousands of articles of clothing, I jested with my compatriots, saying how innocent the clothing was. Riding or walking in Valley Forge proved to be nearly impossible because during the night, the frigid weather froze the mud and during the day, the mud would get churned up, which led to a never ending ¨freeze and thaw¨ cycle. Food was low, which made our immune systems weak and the fact that our food storage was right where we would defecate, meant that there was a lot of cholera, yellow fever, smallpox, and several other nasty diseases. Eventually, George Washington hired several nurses to inoculate us from smallpox to keep the outbreak at bay. All of a sudden, a canon to my left fired and I snapped out from my thoughts and reminded myself of the task at hand; to defend the colonists and keep the British from taking over
From the time I was a young boy, my grandmother taught me the importance of socialization and what it can do for you (Auricchio 7). Grandmother La Fayette enrolled me in one of the most prestigious secondary schools, just so that I might get rid of my awkwardness and gain some sort of social prowess …show more content…
To say the least, conditions at Valley Forge was rough, we lived in huts that were almost as happy as dungeons (Auricchio 55). My fellow men were practically naked in the freezing weather and so, me being the kind person I am, I sent the funds to the French so that they might send some clothes to cover the almost naked men (Auricchio 55). The French did send them, but the clothes ended up going to the British controlled Yorktown... where the clothes were consfisticated by the British (Auricchio 55). As I was upset about the loss of thousands of articles of clothing, I jested with my compatriots, saying how innocent the clothing was. Riding or walking in Valley Forge proved to be nearly impossible because during the night, the frigid weather froze the mud and during the day, the mud would get churned up, which led to a never ending ¨freeze and thaw¨ cycle. Food was low, which made our immune systems weak and the fact that our food storage was right where we would defecate, meant that there was a lot of cholera, yellow fever, smallpox, and several other nasty diseases. Eventually, George Washington hired several nurses to inoculate us from smallpox to keep the outbreak at bay. All of a sudden, a canon to my left fired and I snapped out from my thoughts and reminded myself of the task at hand; to defend the colonists and keep the British from taking over