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Crispus Adams was a brave upstanding man. Born 1740 January 2nd and died on March 4th 1786.He lived in Lincoln Massachusetts. He left his pregnant wife, Anne, when he left to join the continental army. He also left him son, John, who was 10 years old at the time. While he was gone his wife gave birth to a baby girl named Mary. Growing up, Crispus was one of 6 growing up. There were 3 boys and 3 girls. His family in the middle class. He loved his home country at the time, he still feels bad about fighting them from time to time during the war. In the end he knew it was for the greater good. He was a very talented at playing cricket and loved playing the game with his family.



Today the British came in to the Massachusetts Bay and tried to capture and destroy our military supplies, which were held in [|Concord]. I live in the Lincoln Massachusetts and I heard a horse galloping very fast, and it was strange because it was late at night. Then I realized there was more then just one horse there. I ran outside following the sound to see a red coat arresting [|one a patriot and one getting thrown off his horse.] I made sure not to b seen even tough I thought this was just a squabble between the men. There was a third that ran off quickly and I couldn’t help but wonder where he was going. Later there was marching going down the streets, me being a patriot grabbed my gun and was ready to shoot down some British. It was the our militia though. I jumped in and started to march along, men saw me, but they didn’t seem to mind that I had. We marched to the North Bridge where the first shot rang out. The British on the other side of the [|Concord River]. We shot at each other. When it was over we had realized we won, but that meant that the war had started. It was a bitter sweet moment.
 * April 19th 1775**

Today Captain John Linzee chassed two shooners and caught one He followed the other in to the [|Gloucester Harbor]. A group of brave men met them at the harbor with musket fire. The drove away Linzee’s ship, freed he schooners that had been captured and captures British prisoners of their own. The bravery of the small town people of Gloucester gave me hop that we could get our freedom and stay afloat without the British on top of that. Most people were afraid to leave the British because they gave us protection. Some simple people were able to protect themselves and American ships from the mighty British. This gave me the reassurance I needed. We can defiantly do this on our own.
 * August 8th 1775**



On Christmas night, General George Washington took us across Delaware River into Trenton New Jersey. During the crossing we fought and captured the majority of Hessian soldiers. We marched 9 mi les to Trenton where they had just had a Christmas feast and were drunk and passed out. It was Genera Washington’s to do a surprise attack because this is what he expected the Hessians to be like after celebrating.[|"Almost two thirds of the 1,500 man garrison was captured, with the exception of a few who escaped across Assunpink Creek."] This was a huge win for us because we were losing the war and the hope of the people. After this much hope was heightened.
 * December 26th 1776**



**October 7th 1777** General Burgoyne moved his troops to try to attack us from [|two sides at Bemis Heights.] Benedict Arnold placed many forces in his way expecting him to do this. Burgoyne took over control Freeman’s Farm killed many including two if my best friends, After our battles General Burgoyne waited for [|reinforcements] to come from New York. More people came to the army to help us making us [|significantly larger] then Burgoyne’s troops. There were so many people that fights broke out between the Americans which lead to General Gates taking away Benedict Arnolds title. We attacked the British at [|Fort Ticonderoga], We tried many times to get up on the hill but we ended up withdrawing. Yesterday, in am attempt to take away our attention from General Burgoyne, General Sir Henry Clinton captured American forts in the highlands of the [|Hudson River]. It didn’t help. After Burgoyne realized that no one would be coming to help him he attacked us at Bemis Heights again. After heavy fighting we won and pushed the British back to where they started. We also captured some of the most protected defenses.



**August 29th 1778** Today John Sullivan set off to recapture [|Rhode Island.] The battled ended with British with the upper hand even though there were no major consciousness but the we had to give up our goal of capturing the island and securing [|Narragansett Bay] for American and French ship traffic. I don’t understand how John Sullivan lost. He had [|10,100] soldiers while Sir Robert Pigot hat [|7,139] soldiers. We had significantly more then the British. We also killed more [|British men then the British killed our men]. It frustrates me to find this out because I see no reason why we lost and it would have been a huge advantage for us if we had won and had the Narragansett Bay. Now we are even losing the battles that were we set to win.



Today was the battle of [|Brier Creek]. I was wounded in the battle. I was shot in the leg and fell to the ground and became unconscious. I woke up, I don’t know how much longer, but the battle was still going on. I must have looked dead because I had cuts are bruises all over me, which meant people were stepping on me. Also when I tried to get up I scared the people around. I don’t remember much but I remember that I was carried to the medics and I was sent home. They had many men coming into the war and my term was almost up. I am so happy to be going home even though I was proud of fighting got freedom. I finally get to see my baby girl. __Works Cited__ "Battle of Brier Creek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. . "Battle of Gloucester (1775) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. . "Battle of Rhode Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. . "Battle of Trenton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. . "Battles of Lexington and Concord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. . "Battles of Saratoga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. . "The Battle of Rhode Island." //The American Revolutionary War//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. . "The Battle of Saratoga ." //British Battles - analysing and documenting British Battles from the previous centuries//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. . "The Battle of Saratoga." //The Battle of Saratoga//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. .
 * March 3rd 1779**