“How Disease Affected the Military During the American Revolution” by Jack Darrell Crowder
From March 22, 1765, to December 15, 1791, the American Revolution started and ended with great loss of lives; over 6,000 Americans. This doesn’t count the many British lives lost as a result of this war. Between the years of 1775-1778, something as small as a microbe or cell cost many more lives, various diseases, particularly SMALLPOX! Many estimated that upward of 12,000 lives were lost to these diseases! … More “How Disease Affected the Military During the American Revolution” by Jack Darrell Crowder