Who or what is the conflict between?

There
are numerous external conflicts in the story; it is set during the Revolutionary War, after all.
But the most important conflicts are the internal conflicts within Jonathan himself. These take
on many different forms as the story progresses. At the start of the book, Jonathan regards war
as an awfully big adventure, a chance to prove his manhood and gain a reputation as a hero. But
fairly soon after he sets foot on the battlefield, Jonathan...