ONE OF THE most bizarre (and fascinating) stories of the Revolutionary War is that of Deborah Sampson, a New England infantry “man” who fought bravely in George Washington's Continental Army. ... The War for American Independence been raging for six years, and Sampson intended to join the fight.
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I would say maybe the author makes one of the main characters lose a shoe or falls on the ground and has to go to the hospital. as these things arnt people or animals so they won't be considered antagonists.