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Around 2500 people died at Valley Forge.
The percentage of soldiers tat died of the war at Valley Forge was 80%.
Because grayson died
Around 2,000 men died from disease while at valley forge. There were 10,000 men there originally. *Note there was no battle and no battle causalities. Deaths were from cold, malnutrition, and diseases spread in close quarters.
2,500
Around 2500 people died at Valley Forge.
At Valley Forge soldiers grew weak from not having enough food or warm clothing. Roughly a quarter of them died from malnutrition, exposure to the cold, or diseases such as smallpox and typhoid fever.
At Valley Forge, soldiers grew weak from not having enough food or warm clothing. Roughly a quarter of them died from malnutrition, exposure to the cold, or diseases such as smallpox and typhoid fever.
The percentage of soldiers tat died of the war at Valley Forge was 80%.
Because grayson died
Around 2,000 men died from disease while at valley forge. There were 10,000 men there originally. *Note there was no battle and no battle causalities. Deaths were from cold, malnutrition, and diseases spread in close quarters.
None. They weren't at Valley Forge. It was the winter camp for Washington's troops.
2,500
12,000 men went into winter quarters at valley forge. 2,000 died.
No British died,
No, Valley Forge did not have a good supply of food and shelter. A lot of soldiers died of hunger and sickness!
The troops at Valley Forge faced many problems. First of all, it was winter and many of the soldiers did not have shoes, gloves, and jackets, so troops were dying from hypothermia. Also, they did not have vaccinations or medicines for diseases, so some died from that too.