The two shared many of the same ideals and values and wanted it to stay that way. As George Washington said in his letter to Robert Orme, the assistant to General Edward Braddock, “But, besides this and the laudable desire I may have to serve (with my best abilities) my King and Country, I must be ingenuous enough to confess , that I am not a little biased by selfish considerations.” (Document C). Washington wrote this letter expressing his strong desires to serve in the British military and honor the King and his country. George Washington was among many men in the shared respect for the British government and military. However, this drastically changes during the war. The soldier suffer from many hardships and depravities. In 1759, a Massachusetts soldiers writes “And we, being here within stone walls, are not likely to get liquors or clothes at these time of year; and though we be Englishmen born, we are debarred[denied] Englishmen’s liberty. Therefore we now see what it is to be under martial law and to be withe the [British] regulars, who are but little better than slaves to their officers” (Document D). This diary entry shows us that the soldiers were treated like slaves and denied many basic necessities. The colonists came into the war by choice but were disillusioned by it and Great Britain. The
The two shared many of the same ideals and values and wanted it to stay that way. As George Washington said in his letter to Robert Orme, the assistant to General Edward Braddock, “But, besides this and the laudable desire I may have to serve (with my best abilities) my King and Country, I must be ingenuous enough to confess , that I am not a little biased by selfish considerations.” (Document C). Washington wrote this letter expressing his strong desires to serve in the British military and honor the King and his country. George Washington was among many men in the shared respect for the British government and military. However, this drastically changes during the war. The soldier suffer from many hardships and depravities. In 1759, a Massachusetts soldiers writes “And we, being here within stone walls, are not likely to get liquors or clothes at these time of year; and though we be Englishmen born, we are debarred[denied] Englishmen’s liberty. Therefore we now see what it is to be under martial law and to be withe the [British] regulars, who are but little better than slaves to their officers” (Document D). This diary entry shows us that the soldiers were treated like slaves and denied many basic necessities. The colonists came into the war by choice but were disillusioned by it and Great Britain. The