Courage and faith in God and the afterlife.
They were much different times.
Death of children and young adults from disease hardened many hearts, I am sure. Also turned them more towards the Bible.
I’m happy, yet contemplate my future. Depends on what will happen in the next few weeks.
That’s all true.
And it WAS a brutal war.
We are allies with the English for a long time now so the truth of how they fought that war is glossed over.
Rape was rampant (as written in British soldiers’ diaries) and they had complete contempt for our army.