A War General Is What I Am - 826 Words

A war general is what I am. One who stands by the side of France. People address me as Ike, The Young Lion. In this story, I express my feelings for the hardships of the battles for my people’s liberty. Napoleon is my good, trusting friend who fights alongside me as we work for what is right. The fundamentals for the start of the French revolution were equality and liberty. Those in power didn’t stand equal in the Meeting of the Estates General. From the beginning, I always believed that everyone should have a say in government. However, not everyone believes so since the Third Estate is falling behind in power. The majority of the people in that Estate are commoners and peasants. Personally I feel bad because I want the poorer part of†¦show more content†¦Whoa! The commoners of the Third Estate pledged never to separate and to continue to congregate until a new constitution for France was written. From that moment, I realized that a revolution was about to occur amongst France. I was certain. It was obvious. The Parisians waged war on Versailles. Many people died during this battle, last time I checked it was 800 people. I ve heard that the main cause for this battle was for resources such as gunpowder and weapons but I truly knew that we were at the start of a new revolution for our independence. I certainly wasn t clear on the directions, all I knew was to fight them outside of the Bastille. I led my brave warriors there hoping that they realized what they were getting themselves into. They knew. They knew to fight for their right. The March on Versailles was another attack; this time between the Parisian women and the Versailles. I count a lot of ladies! Give or take 7,000! They’re all carrying pitchforks and muskets! Last time I went to the market, I noticed that the prices of bread had skyrocketed. This made times tough for the commoners. Now as for this time, I stood aside from this battle since my Shepherd Instructor sat me out on this one. However, I would want to stand for the liberty of the commoners. Their say in the government means little but together as a democratic group is definitely something worth fighting for. It was September 5th, and I woke up to the smell of petrichor and