Foreign officers helped General Washington during the Revolutionary War, by training them to use weapons properly, and how to fight the formal battles favored by the British. Within a month, the troops were executing drills with speed and precision. Because of this, the American Army emerged from Valley Forge as a more efficient and stronger fighting machine.
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George Washington did. He was the general of the Continental Army
By general Howe forcing george Washington out of Philadelphia.
There was NO war at valley forge. The Continental army (led by general George Washington) stoped at valley forge during the winter and trained. After the winter at valley forge there was a battle.
Valley Forge turned out to be a good thing for the Continental Army. General Washington and his troops stay at Valley Forge was probably one of the most important events in the Continental Army's existence.
Washington's gamble pays off and the death rate falls from the thousands.
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General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794) , Prussian born, joined Washington at Valley Forge and took charge of teaching the troops and officers there how to drill. He wrote a drill manual which was used by the army for more than 40 years.
George Washington
Foreign officers helped General Washington during the Revolutionary War, by training them to use weapons properly, and how to fight the formal battles favored by the British. Within a month, the troops were executing drills with speed and precision. Because of this, the American Army emerged from Valley Forge as a more efficient and stronger fighting machine.
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The NCO of the American military can be traced back to the War of Independence, when a Prussian general volunteered to assist George Washington during Valley Forge. The institution of an NCO to relay orders from the officers to the general enlisted ranks was new and ran counter to the traditional method of the British army at the time.
There was no battle of Valley Forge. Valley Forge is where General Washington and his troops camped out over the winter of 1777-1778.
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He trained the soldiers.
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George Washington did. He was the general of the Continental Army